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
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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
The probe is looking into the overuse of solitary confinement and deaths of seven inmates over a two-year period
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
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