Much attention has been paid to malaria research conducted on inmates at Illinois' Stateville Penitentiary and the fraught ethical issues that the carceral studies raised. Stateville inmates were ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Among the ...

June 11, 2025—The next time your doctor suggests that you take a genetic test before prescribing a drug, you can thank a group of Black inmates imprisoned outside Chicago 75 years ago. The story ...

CREST HILL, Ill. (WLS) -- An inmate at Stateville prison in Crest Hill is being treated for Legionnaires' disease, a severe form of pneumonia. The inmate is now at a hospital outside of the prison. No ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — When film star ...

Much has been said and written over the years about controversial malaria research conducted on inmates at Illinois’ Stateville Penitentiary starting in the 1940s. But at least one part of that story ...

CHICAGO — The family of a man who died while in custody at Stateville Correctional Center during an early summer heat wave sued the Illinois Department of Corrections, a prison health care provider ...

SPRINGFIELD | Lawmakers are preparing for battle after hearing the governor's plan to eliminate the maximum security wing of one of Illinois' oldest prisons. Stateville Correctional Center sits in the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A prison seminary program is one of the first priorities for the new head of South Dakota’s state ...

Much has been said and written over the years about controversial malaria research conducted on inmates at Illinois’ Stateville Penitentiary starting in the 1940s. But at least one part of that story ...