We thought the best way to get into the conversation was to bypass all of the stereotypical conversations that people imagine having with people serving long-term sentences and really dive into ...

CRESTWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- A kidnapping victim was rescued by Illinois State Police in Crestwood Friday morning. Oak Park ...

Authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of Jerry Hudgens, 43, after he was convicted in absentia for being an armed habitual criminal and sentenced to spend 16 years in prison. According ...

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...

As people waited outside Courtroom 2B in the Adams County Courthouse for the trial of Bradley Yohn to resume one afternoon in ...

More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois. That's according to the latest lawsuits filed this week by ...

In so doing, (the Supreme Court) risks the continuation of a split in authority over the proper remedy for the admission of hearsay propensity evidence. In denying leave to appeal, ...