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.

Andrew Ortega was sent to Western Illinois Correctional Center in 2024 ... from Joliet." In a Joliet house on Hickory Street back in 2013, Miner lured two men -- 22-year-old friends Eric Glover ...

Guerrero was then taken to a fire pit located on Joliet Street, where prosecutors said he begged to be taken to the hospital ...

A Joliet man is serving life in prison after he was found guilty last year of a fatal shooting in 2020 that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old man. Since Jan. 31, Jorge Rosas, 46, has been at the ...

Now, almost three decades after his arrest, a judge will decide whether to release Robert Johnson later this month.

Michigan City residents said they would like to see housing, mixed-use development or more green space at the Indiana State Prison site. The city held the first public meeting last week on how to ...

More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois ...

A woman accused of participating in the brutal murder of a man in West Chicago in 2018 will spend four decades in prison. Following a four-day-long sentencing hearing, 22-year-old Tia Brewer ...