Chicago Sun-Times: Possibilities and obstacles for those seeking an education in Illinois prisons
For most incarcerated students, a transfer between prisons means disrupted education and even abandoned degrees. But for Ronald Palm, a transfer from the Illinois Department of Corrections to ...
WAND: RIPPLE Effect to send holiday cards to people in Illinois prisons this season
RIPPLE Effect to send holiday cards to people in Illinois prisons this season
In 1968 all of the county jails and state prisons in Connecticut were unified under one state department of corrections. Through the next 30, years the Department needed to respond to an almost tripling of …
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In 1891, Congress passed the "Three Prisons Act," which established the Federal Prison System (FPS). The first three prisons – United States Penitentiary (USP) Leavenworth, USP Atlanta, …
Chicago Sun-Times: Illinois prisoners face long waits, unequal access to education and job training
Illinois prisoners face long waits, unequal access to education and job training
Fewer than 2% of incarcerated people in Illinois are enrolled in college-level programs, which lead to better outcomes for people once they're out. But with only 12 programs in state prison facilities ...
Chicago Reader: Chicago mayor visits Illinois prison, meeting with Northwestern Prison Education Program students
A Northwestern Prison Education Project graduate discusses Mayor Johnson's historic visit to an Illinois prison.
Chicago mayor visits Illinois prison, meeting with Northwestern Prison Education Program students
WBEZ: How one Illinois man is studying to be a lawyer – from inside a Minnesota prison
How one Illinois man is studying to be a lawyer – from inside a Minnesota prison
The Illinois Department of Corrections has settled two federal civil rights lawsuits filed by people in prison who say their First Amendment rights were violated, according to records obtained by WBEZ ...