Inmates face brutal jail reality across Illinois
An Associated Press survey shows 6500 inmates in 98 county jails endure crowding and violence. Youth, drug cases, and murderers mix in cramped spaces with contraband weapons and smuggling schemes thriving. Gang networks in Cook County's Juvenile system pressuring new inmates, while limited funding leaves authorities patching serious problems with Band-Aids.
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Illinois AP
DuPage
Richard Doria
Willie Mason
Jackson County
Gerald Casale
Kane County
Cook County
Jail Time Feels Like Dead Time in Southern Illinois Jails
A Southern Illinois examination reports inmate experiences across six jails. Inmates describe confinement as monotonous and isolating with limited activity and visitors, poor recreation, and variable meal quality. Some gain weight, others lose significant pounds, and privacy is scarce during visits.
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Williamson County
Kevin Tuecker
St. Louis
Tuepker
Tuecker
Southern Winds
Boyd Clover
Jackson County
Clover
Rodney Wieh
Perry County
Veronica Jean Gall
Randolph County
Union County
Reading the Unlikely Catalyst Behind Prison Education
Rev John Erwin founder of PACE Institute transformed Cook County Jail education. The program helps inmates like Donald and David Thompson gain literacy and job skills, reducing recidivism from a national 75 percent to about 30 percent, with a six-grade uplift in four months.
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