Illinois Department of Corrections
Recent News About Illinois Department of Corrections
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Prisoner wants compensation for having to sleep near toilet
A man serving a 49-year prison sentence for predatory criminal sexual assault and possession of child pornography filed a federal lawsuit against Clark County Sheriff Jerry Parsley and Jail Administrator John Hammond alleging his civil rights were violated. -
Prison's tactical team subjected inmate to shouting, yelling and excessive force
An inmate at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center filed suit against the Illinois Department of Corrections in United States District Court March 24, claiming the tactical team at his former prison violated his rights. -
Cross-dressing inmate seeks $2.8 million for sexual harassment
An inmate who claims he has been cross-dressing since age 14, filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections alleging he is being sexually harassed by correctional officers. -
Inmate's suit targets prison guards' treatment, Ill. jail policy
A jailed sex offender has sued the Illinois Department of Corrections for $2 million damages claiming his Constitutional rights were breached in an Illinois prison. -
Prisoner's suit seeks vegetables and $800,000
An inmate serving a 10-year sentence for aggravated battery with a firearm filed suit against the Illinois Department of Corrections alleging he is being deprived of his rights to a vegetarian diet. -
Convicted murderer's business plan irreparably harmed by early release, suit says
Christopher Holly An O'Fallon man who served five years of a 20-year sentence over a 1999 Cook County homicide filed suit against the state Prison Review Board (PRB) because he is being forced to serve a two-year term of mandatory supervised release (MSR) even though his plea agreement did not include MSR. -
Inmate files med mal suit over lymph node surgery
An inmate serving a 70-year murder sentence at Menard Correctional Center has filed a medical malpractice suit against two physicians and the prison's medical service provider in St. Clair County Circuit Court. -
Inmate complains he was transferred to super-max facility for filing so many lawsuits
An inmate serving a 60-year sentence for a 1983 Chicago murder filed a federal complaint against the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) claiming he was wrongfully transferred to a super-max prison because he was helping inmates file lawsuits. -
Former prisoner claims corrections officials were cruel
Rick Knight filed a complaint for compensatory and punitive damages against two officers and a doctor with the Illinois Department of Corrections in U.S. District Court Feb. 16, claiming the defendants each demonstrated deliberate indifference to his medical needs. -
Inmate seeks $700k for prison officials' 'awful conduct'
Craig Cooper (IL DOC) An inmate serving six years in prison on drug charges filed a complaint in federal court Feb. 14, claiming prison officials with the Illinois Department of Corrections deliberately delayed medical treatment. -
Year in Review: Prisoner lawsuits beg attention
Court access for all citizens, including convicts, is the bedrock of the American justice system. -
Inmate suing IDOC director for not authorizing surgery
An inmate at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center is suing the state director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, wardens and prison health care providers for not providing knee surgery. -
Rasta man sues prison for restraining him while dreadlocks lopped
An inmate at the Menard Correctional Center filed a civil rights complaint in federal court against the Illinois Department of Corrections alleging he was forcefully restrained in order to have his dreadlocks cut off. -
Good clothes and furloughs sought by inmate in suit
William Evans, imprisoned for possessing cocaine at Lawrenceville Correctional Center, filed a civil rights complaint against the Illinois Department of Corrections alleging that he is being denied furloughs to seek outside employment. -
QA: Judge Eckert highlights drug court, an overcrowded jail and courthouse innovations
Judge Eckert: Budgetary constraints affect the administration of justice. The judiciary in St. Clair County recognizes its duty to fairly and impartially administer justice and to properly and efficiently utilize the taxpayer dollars entrusted to us. -
Rights violation alleged in suit against Caseyville cop
Charles Hollis Jr. of Granite City claims Caseyville police officer Steve Epps violated his constitutional rights and beat him when he was arrested near Cahokia on May 14, 2004. -
Federal Court hands down sentences
Kathleen Lewis of Edwardsville was sentenced to five months in prison for forging a bankruptcy order which allowed her failing waste pumping business--Royal Thrones--to keep a pumper truck. The business pumps waste from portable toilets. -
Inmate files suit against attorney Hildebrand
A man who was sentenced to 38 years in prison for armed violence, arson, fraud and theft claims he was manipulated by his attorney into entering a guilty plea even though he really was innocent of arson. -
IG visits Vienna in wake of ethics complaint
Three officials from the state's Office of Inspector General visited Vienna Correctional Center Oct. 29, following up on an ethics violation complaint against Illinois Supreme Court candidate Gordon E. Maag. -
Ethics violation follow up falls flat
A worker who lodged an ethics violation complaint against Illinois Supreme Court candidate Gordon E. Maag, is frustrated with the state Office of Executive Inspector General’s lack of attention to the matter.