SPRINGFIELD — Stateville Correctional Center could close as early as September under a plan laid out by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration on Friday. Top officials with the Illinois Department of ...
A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — When film star ...
Much has been said and written over the years about controversial malaria research conducted on inmates at Illinois’ Stateville Penitentiary starting in the 1940s. But at least one part of that story ...
June 11, 2025—The next time your doctor suggests that you take a genetic test before prescribing a drug, you can thank a group of Black inmates imprisoned outside Chicago 75 years ago. The story ...
Stateville opened in 1925 and has an operational maximum capacity of more than 3,000 inmates, according to IDOC. It’s been home to some of Illinois’ most well-known convicted criminals, including ...
Donte Everton Jr., 23, died while in custody at Stateville Correctional Facility, but his family says they still have no answers about how he died; his mother believes he was strangled, pointing to ...
CHICAGO — The family of a man who died while in custody at Stateville Correctional Center during an early summer heat wave sued the Illinois Department of Corrections, a prison health care provider ...
Johnell Smith III, who fled the custody of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice on Nov. 12, and initially refused to waive extradition to Illinois, is now being housed in Illinois' Stateville ...
Much has been said and written over the years about controversial malaria research conducted on inmates at Illinois’ Stateville Penitentiary starting in the 1940s. But at least one part of that story ...
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