RED BUD, Ill. – State Rep. Nathan Reitz, D-Steeleville, is backing a new law which will create an internship program for training new correctional officers as well as grow job opportunities for veterans entering the profession. “Our correctional facilities need high...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, recently supported legislation that would require the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) to provide individuals being released from prison with information about their voting rights.“There is a common...
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – In response to reports that assaults on staff increased 51 percent in Illinois prisons and 49 percent in youth centers between 2015 and 2017, state Rep. Mike Halpin, D-Rock Island, is calling on the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department...