SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — For the third time in 10 weeks, a suspicious inmate death at Menard Correctional Center in far southern Illinois has been ruled a homicide. Randolph County Coroner Randy ...

An exhibition featuring work from incarcerated artists highlights links between environmental and climate injustice and the prison system.

For Joseph, locked inside Menard Correctional Center ... system – many more responded like Stacy Erica, inside Illinois River Correctional Center. “I do not believe it exists in [the Illinois ...

CARTERVILLE, Ill. -- Multiple incidents have been reported in recent weeks at correctional facilities in Illinois, some of which resulted in hospital trips for officers, staff members and others.

A spokesperson with the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) responded to WSIL's request for information and said one of their staff members at the Menard Correctional Center had medical ...

The department, she said, has worked to reduce Illinois’ prison population, while it has continued to “aggressively” recruit to fill openings statewide. Menard Correctional Center had 817 ...

The department, she said, has worked to reduce Illinois’ prison population, while it has continued to “aggressively” recruit to fill openings statewide. Menard Correctional Center had 817 ...

The department, she said, has worked to reduce Illinois’ prison population, while it has continued to “aggressively” recruit to fill openings statewide. Menard Correctional Center had 817 ...

Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their ... The problems at the southern Illinois facility stem from low staffing levels, said Rick Hepp, a correctional sergeant at the prison.

CHESTER, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Corrections responded to a picket at the Menard Correctional Center. In a statement released by a DOC spokeswoman on Tuesday, July 9, they said ...

In her suit, Hampton detailed horrific abuse she experienced while at Menard Correctional Center in southwestern Illinois and Pinckneyville Correctional Center, near the southern tip of the state.