Lockdowns can be indistinguishable from solitary confinement-like conditions, with those incarcerated given little yard time ...

Four staff members and one inmate at Logan Correctional Center have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections on Tuesday.

Closing Logan Correctional Center, which has about 2,000 inmates and about 350 workers, would cost $21.7 million in lost worker income and $73 million in total economic losses to the community ...

Their work has led to housing and job programs, changes to state ID laws, and the planned closure of Logan Correctional Center. David Begnaud has more.

Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Baynes was first assigned to the Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, where she spent 23 hours a day in her cell with an hour out to take care of personal needs ...