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In letters and interviews, men inside the facility describe conditions they say are continuing to drive infections at the Illinois prison hardest hit by coronavirus.

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Forgotten: Stateville inmates warn of rising COVID-19 outbreak behind bars

Stateville prison outbreak signals COVID-19 threat to inmates, surrounding hospital systems

Illinois prisons — and rural healthcare systems — facing crisis due to slow COVID-19 response

Sheriff Tom Dart says Cook County Jail is the first to end solitary confinement. Here’s what it looks like from the inside.

Four prison reform initiatives to watch on Re-entry Day in Illinois

Thousands kept in solitary confinement in Illinois prisons