AltWeeklies Wire
Overcrowding at Illinois Prisons is Costly and Dangerousnew

In Sangamon County, at least 13 inmates were released early, many serving just a fraction of their sentences. One repeat drunk driver served only a month of his year-long sentence; another inmate serving time for possession of cocaine spent only two weeks behind bars.
Illinois Times |
Patrick Yeagle |
03-04-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: early release, violence, prison, politics, Drugs, justice, crime, money, rehabilitation, inmate, corrections
Death in the Restraint Chair
The restraint chairs used in many county jails have resulted in an alarming number of deaths nationwide.
Dayton City Paper |
Nick Wilkinson and Brett Cherry |
09-17-2004 |
Crime & Justice