Capitol Briefs: Grayson personnel file released, Stateville inmates ask to be moved
Preparations for November election underway, with security a top priority
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In the wake of Sonya Massey’s death, advocates want the state to act
Massey family members, activists call for Sangamon County Sheriff to step down
Grayson’s behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, ‘How are you still employed with us?’
Personnel records show that Sean Grayson’s time with the Logan County Sheriff's Department was fraught, though he was not fired.
Most Illinois jails restrain people in chairs. This county ‘violently shocked’ them, too.
A few years ago, Coles County Jail promised to stop using electrified “stun cuffs” to shock people restrained in chairs. ...
Capitol Brief: Grayson’s behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, ‘How are you still employed with us?’
Records show deputy who shot Sonya Massey disobeyed orders during high-speed chase
Nearly 200 people allege decades of ‘systematic’ abuse at youth jail in Chicago
Group filed suit on behalf of survivors of alleged abuse at state youth prisons earlier this year
DOJ confirms it is ‘assessing the circumstances’ of Sonya Massey shooting
Sangamon County deputy who fired the fatal shot worked for 6 central Illinois departments
The U.N. calls restraint chairs torture. Illinois jails use them every day.
The Illinois Answers Project found jail staff are restraining people in chairs in ways that often violate policies and last ...
Advocates say SCOTUS ruling paves way for law ensuring abusers have guns confiscated
Urge passage of ‘Karina’s Bill’ when lawmakers return in the fall
State highway shootings decline as critics sue over ‘dragnet surveillance’
Same group that successfully blocked election ‘slating’ law takes aim at highway cameras
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