States of all political stripes, including Oklahoma, North Dakota and Massachusetts, have sent officials to tour prisons in ...

The "Big Beautiful Bill," enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump, includes devastating funding ...

After decades of protest from prisoner’s rights activists, change is coming to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) ...

While there are signs that Medicaid reentry programs continue to enjoy support from both sides of the aisle, these programs (and their patients) will inevitably be impacted by proposed cuts and ...

The “big, beautiful bill” that passed Congress is a raw deal for working-class Americans. It should be called the ...

The decision in Yellowhammer Fund v. Marshall affirmed the rights of advocacy groups to assist those in need without fear of prosecution.

Pritzker also signed House Bill 3019, known as the Healthcare Protection Expansion Act. Among other things, it prohibits state-regulated health plans from requiring prior authorization for outpatient ...

These proposed cuts are not abstract numbers — they represent a direct threat to the 3.4 million Illinoisans who depend on Medicaid and to the hospitals that care for them every day.

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55.2 billion state budget for 2026 late Saturday, with new taxes on sports bets and nicotine, but no transit funding.

In my Missouri prison, we suffer from a lack of basic health care. I know of many people who were ill last fall. In some of the housing wings, coughing, diarrhea and vomiting occurred too often. At ...

Reese told the editorial board that legislators allotted only 20 minutes for an overview presentation and that he will discuss the prison system’s health care needs in budget presentations.