Illinois

Thomson Federal Prison has been placed on a lockdown since Aug. 1 after an inmate assaulted a staff member

The CO faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine on the civil rights charge and five years and $250,000 on the obstruction charge

The lawsuit seeks a court order compelling the facility to improve conditions immediately, on the basis of deprivation of their rights under the 14th Amendment

McLean County jail inmates are being transferred as a result of inadequate staffing

A federal grand jury indicted three correctional officers, accusing two of them of beating an inmate who was handcuffed and trying to cover it up in written reports

Alan Kettina had been employed as a correctional officer in the Cook County sheriff's department until Sunday when he was de-deputized

Over 50% of Cook County jail’s registered voters cast ballots, which is more than registered voters citywide

A judge gave the CO a sentence nearly one-quarter the length of the 20 years handed to two other COs involved in the incident

Todd Sheffler said he accepted responsibility “for what I did or didn't do” that caused the inmate's death

A judge said Alex Banta was "caught up in the culture" of silence surrounding violence against inmates

DCFS and Family Services allegedly wrongfully incarcerated children in juvenile detention after a court ordered them to be released to their guardian

Testing ruled out “narcotics or hazardous materials" as the cause for the illnesses

COs and other staff who responded to the call became ill, some violently, when they came near the affected inmates

The order came after a Kankakee County judge said the provisions were unconstitutional

Two convicted bank robbery inmates broke out of their 17th floor cell of the Metropolitan Correctional Center and rappelled down the building's sheer face