1924: Stateville prison in Joliet was dedicated. More than 2,000 people traveled to see what was then known as the world’s ...

Last fall, Illinois emptied the maximum security prison at Stateville Correctional Center amid a lawsuit over the aging prison’s deteriorating condition. But as state lawmakers negotiate the first ...

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 ...

A federal judge this summer ordered state prison officials to move most people incarcerated at Stateville by Sept. 30, after civil rights lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of inmates arguing ...

After doing eight long years at the infamous Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet, Hammond resident Kevin Thomas knew he had to escape. The former correctional officer said he felt compelled to ...