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IDOC Expands Freedom Reads Partnership With New Libraries, Hosts Inside Literary Prize Events at Correctional Centers

The events coincided with the third annual Inside Literary Prize, a national award judged exclusively by incarcerated readers. #libraries #reading #idoc

Oversight panel OKs rule on digitized prison mail in Illinois with new changes

Reading letters from loved ones on a tablet, they said, was not the same as being able to hold the real thing. #mail #prison #corrections

Bailey–Del Mar Campaign Blames Pritzker After Drug Overdoses at Pinckneyville Prison

Del Mar criticized the governor’s criminal justice policies, claiming they have “weakened discipline” and “demoralized” correctional staff. #campaign #overdoses

Illinois Department of Corrections Announces Expansion of Freedom Reads Libraries to Decatur and Illinois River Correctional Centers

Freedom Reads also facilitated book discussions, voting, and author events for the second annual Inside Literary Prize at Decatur and Western Correctional Centers. #library

State’s Attorney Glasgow Announces Jury Finds Joshua Anderson Guilty of Murder, Armed Robbery in 2019 Denny’s Shooting

Parker was sentenced to 37.5 years in prison for First Degree Murder and Bobbie Jo Ollom was sentenced to 18 years in prison for Armed Robbery. #guilty

Illinois Capital Development Board and Department of Corrections Seek Qualified Team for Construction Management & Owner’s Advisor for New Facilities

This RFP follows the 2024 announcement regarding allocation of capital funds to address the critical infrastructure needs at Logan and Stateville Correctional Centers. #construction

State’s Attorney Glasgow Announces Tamica Neal Found Guilty of Fatally Stabbing Dog

The owner of the home had a female dog that was stabbed by the defendant in the body and later succumbed to its injuries. #guilty

Illinois Department of Corrections to Offer Wellness Courses

The interactive course presents information to adult family members about how correctional work realities can impact family life... #idoc

Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon Honors Dr. LaMenta ‘Sweetie’ Conway as 5th District ‘Unsung Heroine’

This year, the foundation saw its students receive the highest number of acceptances from the nation's top 10 medical schools since the program started. #unsungheroine

Chicago Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Child Pornography Conviction

Investigators with the Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children Unit (ICAC)  arrested... #ccso

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