Living Unit C, or the South Cell House, is seen in September 2015 at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa.

The state is backing out of its 10-year, $4 billion contract with Wexford Health Sources, but the new contractor has its own ...

Assisted living communities in Illinois now are able to accept move-ins of residents who need catheter care after adoption of a law that industry advocates say modernizes outdated requirements and ...

YWCA McLean County's Labyrinth program has received a $505,704 state grant to provide services to men and women being ...

Hospital officials in Illinois say they will have to make some difficult decisions in the next few years that could involve laying off staff, cutting back services and even closing some facilities ...

At about 7 p.m. at Columbia Correctional Institution on June 9, 2021, Paul Ammerman lost consciousness in his prison cell, where he was in solitary confinement. Earlier, he'd told staff he didn't feel ...

Mother-baby bonding is crucial to a child’s development and leads to decreased recidivism rates, according to research. But prison nurseries aren't the ideal place to grow up. In Nebraska, the ...

Universal Care Rautanen’s puzzlement reflects the mismatch between Finland’s extensive prison healthcare system and its lackluster results. Finland is one of a handful of countries in which ...

An exhibition featuring work from incarcerated artists highlights links between environmental and climate injustice and the prison system.

For nearly a decade, Wellpath, a private health care provider formerly known as Correct Care Solutions, has treated inmates at the Dublin-based Santa Rita Jail.

An Indiana teen’s journey to access gender-affirming care in Illinois highlights how the state has become a critical refuge for trans youth amid a wave of nationwide bans.