Illinois Lawmakers Decry Prison’s ‘Heartbreaking’ Conditions

Calls increasing for heavier IDOC oversight - Regional Media News

(The Center Square) - Reports of prisoner mistreatment, intentionally set fires and prisoners setting themselves on fire at a Joliet correctional facility have sparked state lawmakers to demand oversight of state corrections. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker declined to address the facility's conditions this week. According to a recent investigation by The Marshall Project, in the last three years more than 70 fires have been started at the Joliet Tr…

Calls increasing for heavier IDOC oversight

(The Center Square) – Reports of prisoner mistreatment, intentionally set fires and prisoners setting themselves on fire at a Joliet correctional facility have sparked state lawmakers to demand oversight of state corrections.

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* More background is here if you need it. Shannon Heffernan… Illinois lawmakers are calling for changes at the Joliet Treatment Center, after a Marshall Project, Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ investigation exposed an epidemic of fires that resulted in two deaths at the prison. In the last three years, there have been more than 70 [...]

Illinois lawmakers decry prison's 'gut-wrenching,' 'heartbreaking' conditions

Illinois lawmakers are calling for changes at the Joliet Treatment Center, after a Marshall Project, Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ investigation exposed an epidemic of fires that resulted in two deaths at the prison.In the last three years, there have been more than 70 fires at the prison, including a dozen cases of self-immolation, the investigation found.Despite the prevalence of fires, the facility in Joliet failed to have working fire alarms, t…

Illinois Lawmakers Decry Prison’s ‘Heartbreaking’ Conditions

After The Marshall Project found scores of fires set by men at a Joliet prison, legislators want improved fire safety and mental health treatment.

Illinois lawmakers decry prison’s ‘gut-wrenching,’ ‘heartbreaking’ conditions

Illinois lawmakers are calling for changes at the Joliet Treatment Center, after a Marshall Project, Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ investigation exposed an epidemic of fires that resulted in two deaths at the prison. In the last three years, there have been more than 70 fires at the prison, including a dozen cases of self-immolation, the investigation found. Despite the prevalence of fires, the facility in Joliet failed to have working fire alarms,…