Capitol Briefs: Stateville workers picket as relocation begins; flag redesign contest to open next week Capitol Briefs: Stateville workers picket as relocation begins; flag redesign contest to open next week Thursday, August 29, 2024 Staff urge ‘no chaos, no layoffs’ as state plans to close, rebuild 100-year-old prison
Judge orders prison officials to relocate Stateville population by Sept. 30 Judge orders prison officials to relocate Stateville population by Sept. 30 Monday, August 12, 2024 Department of Corrections had already been planning to close dilapidated facility
Capitol Briefs: Grayson personnel file released, Stateville inmates ask to be moved Capitol Briefs: Grayson personnel file released, Stateville inmates ask to be moved Thursday, August 1, 2024 Preparations for November election underway, with security a top priority Read more
Menard prison staff picket, citing unsafe working conditions Menard prison staff picket, citing unsafe working conditions Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Amid worker shortage, union says facility has seen a surge in violence Read more
‘We don’t really know what we’re voting on,’ top Dem says of Pritzker’s prison plan ‘We don’t really know what we’re voting on,’ top Dem says of Pritzker’s prison plan Friday, June 14, 2024 One night before advisory vote, next steps for Logan Correctional Center remain uncertain Read more