Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Update: 7:00 p.m. CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — In the wake of prison workers around the state of Illinois demanding safer working ...

Illinois lawmakers are fed up with the state Department of Corrections after another audit found it has ignored state spending rules and failed to fix many mistakes that have languished for years. The ...

ILLINOIS (KFVS) - Corrections officers and staff across Illinois protested outside some state prisons on Thursday, October 17. Officers hope their message of “safety matters” will come across during ...

(The Center Square) – Despite a myriad of ongoing issues at the Illinois Department of Corrections, state senators approved the nomination of Acting Director Latoya Hughes to stay in charge with a six ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Republican lawmakers are demanding the Illinois Department of Corrections act quickly to stop drugs from getting inside prisons. This comes as a growing number of prison ...

VIENNA, Ill. (WSIL) -- A member of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) responded to WSIL's request for information in regards to an incident which took place at the Shawnee Correctional ...