Survivors of child abuse at Illinois youth detention centers file more lawsuits in hopes of change
He’s among 800 people who have filed complaints since May against juvenile detention centers in Illinois alleging they were ...
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Why does it take so long to free an innocent person from prison? The case of Robert Johnson.
Now, almost three decades after his arrest, a judge will decide whether to release Robert Johnson later this month.
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Survivors of child abuse at Illinois youth detention centers file more lawsuits in hopes of change
CHICAGO (AP) — Marcus Walker said the sexual abuse he experienced two decades ago as a teenager at an Illinois youth detention ... kept going back and forth to prison because I didn't know ...
Joliet shooting: Second man charged after street found littered with shell casings
A second Joliet man, Ryan Gooch, 19, has been arrested in connection with a shooting last month on Youngs Avenue. Gooch faces ...
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Ex-Joliet housing official avoids prison after pleading guilty to felony drug charge
A former Joliet housing authority official and vocal supporter of former Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk was able to avoid prison ...
Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites
When the Illinois Department of Corrections shut down the century-old Stateville Correctional Center in September, officials ...