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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For years, Lillian Bell says she hardly ever missed a Sunday visiting her son Michael in prison at Stateville Correctional Center.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — The state is on track to have moved all but a few inmates out of Stateville Correctional Center by a court-ordered ...

Dozens of men have begun to be transferred out of Stateville Correctional Center just north of Joliet as debates continue over the condition of the century-old prison and Gov. JB Pritzker’s plans to ...

CREST HILL, Ill. (CBS) -- The State of Illinois has started moving inmates out of Stateville Correctional Center—which is set to close over concerns about poor living conditions there. But plans to ...

The looming closure of Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet has some of the men locked up inside worried about what it will mean for their ongoing education, even as they are relieved to leave the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Protestors rallied Wednesday outside a State of Illinois building on West Monroe Street in Chicago, calling for an Illinois prison to close. The rally came after Stateville Correction ...

The final step in shuttering a controversial unit of a state prison that has long been criticized for safety and security issues came Wednesday when officials transferred out the last 36 inmates.

CREST HILL, Ill. (WLS) -- Stateville Correctional Center in suburban Will County has been called the world's toughest prison, housing 4,000 of the worst male criminals. Visitors must be "dressed ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --A graduation ceremony like we've never seen before. A unique opportunity for inmates to pursue higher education at a prestigious university. More than a dozen of them got their ...