Incarcerated students inside Sheridan Correctional Center share their thoughts about higher education, rehabilitation and ...

A 21-year-old was found guilty of attempted murder this week after a 6-day trial in connection to a shooting incident which took place in Carbondale in ...

A history of a "school for wayward girls" reveals issues with youth justice and juvenile detention centers in Illinois.

WBEZ Chicago and public radio stations throughout Illinois are teaming up once again to produce a special radio broadcast for ...

Far too many people fail to reenter society after prison because they lack a safe place to sleep and an address to put on an ...

As of his 74 th birthday on June 5, 2024, Joel Cross, BBA ’72, had fitness walked for 1,624 consecutive days—nearly four and a half years—averaging 11 miles per day. Cross can often be found on the ...

New York state's prison system is reeling after a three-week unsanctioned strike by corrections officers. That ended about a week ago, and on Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul fired 2,000 prison ...

Winton Woods 70, Anthony Wayne 55: WW: Blankumsee 28, Trammell 17, Davis 11, Harmon 10. AW: Bender 26, Pike 14, Bender 10. Purcell Marian 72, Avon Lake 44: PM ...

(Edinburg) — Marion High School powerlifter Amanda Saldivar finished fourth at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association State Championships on Thursday. Saldivar, a junior, lifted a ...

Geese sleep on the grounds outside of Taylorville Correctional Center in Christian County, Illinois Credit: Jason Matthews/Flickr via CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0 This spring, the Illinois House is set to take ...