Inmates are getting the chance to learn a trade to help them find a job when they get out.

A state prison guard who pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment in connection with the death of inmate Robert Brooks ...

Illinois’ congressional delegation is getting a makeover. In the March 17 Democratic primary, voters will decide who fills five open U.S. House seats in the Chicago area — vacancies created by ...

The Cook County chief judge’s office has toughened protocols around its electronic monitoring program, making changes in the wake of high profile incidents and as the office’s monitored population ...

A 59-year-old prisoner told corrections officers he fell to the floor, striking his head, and briefly lost consciousness ...

CHICAGO ( WGN) — A 23-year-old man faces home invasion charges after allegedly using a machete to break into his neighbor’s ...

The 30-year-old was charged with multiple crimes, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

Chief Judge Charles Beach had pledged to overhaul the county’s monitoring system following a high-profile arson attack on a ...

The Hamilton County Justice Center inmate who investigators say was struck with a belt by a corrections officer has filed a ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Tuesday night, Henry County social media lit up with allegations of abuse inside the county jail. Nicholas Gulley II, 35, was pictured unresponsive in an Indianapolis hospital bed, on a ...

The Cook County sheriff says the man asked his neighbor to hangout but was turned down. He then allegedly returned to the ...