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An inmate work detail in Williamson County, Illinois, collected over 1,700 pounds of trash within two days. According to Of ...
MARION — On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office conducted an Inmate Work Detail on Illinois 13, east of Marion, collecting hundreds of pounds of trash between Old ...
MADISON COUNTY, Ill ... The case highlights ongoing concerns about the treatment of inmates and the responsibilities of jail authorities to provide necessary medical care.
In the measure, he adds that HALT, which limits the use of segregated confinement, "essentially eliminates any meaningful disciplinary sanctions for inmates who commit violent acts." Strong ...
In 2019, they made it illegal to put Missourians back in jail if they couldn’t afford to pay a “board bill,” a daily fee many county jails charge inmates ... the state. Illinois and New ...
The cost of keeping someone in Cook County Jail for a year in 2023 was $60,621. The annual cost per inmate in the Illinois Department of Corrections in 2023 was $46,743. These costs will continue ...
Duane Lee Chapman, better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, and his wife, Francie, talked to inmates at the Flagler County Detention Center. FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - Duane Lee Chapman, better known as ...
A scammer, posing as a Lee County Sheriff’s Deputy, called a victim from a restricted number, claiming that an inmate was ...
A Shelby County Jail inmate, Courtney Berry, was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead on Sunday. Berry's death marks at least the fifth inmate death at the overcrowded facility this year.
(WSAW) - Staff at the Wood County Jail have completed an additional step toward utilizing the county’s new facility. On Saturday, 101 housed inmates were moved from the old jail to the new one.