Illinois

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

Some of the defendants were in custody and used jail phones "to complete the fraudulent PPP loan process," officials said

An official designated a relative be hired as an intelligence officer even though that person hadn't applied and someone else had already been chosen

The warden has placed the staff, inmates and community at risk, said union leader Jonathan Zumkehr

Alex Banta now faces up to life in prison for actions the jury said led to the death of inmate Larry Earvin

Ray Tate discovered a way to get out of his cell because of a flaw in the original construction of the jail

"They continue to say we are going to be fine and no one is in jeopardy, but we are very much in jeopardy," the union's president said

Larry Earvin, whose death was ruled a homicide, died five weeks after the 2018 incident

The union is calling for more resources, including a mail scanner, to help reduce the risk to officers

During his sentencing, Smollett loudly maintained his innocence and suggested he could be killed in jail