A mental health crisis cell at Lawrence Correctional Center in Illinois. Lawmakers heard testimony Monday asking them to find a new health care provider for people locked up in state prisons.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has awarded a more than $4 billion prison medical care contract to the same company it’s used for three decades, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits against… ...

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

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The Illinois Department of Corrections continues to battle lawsuits over what some say is a failing health care system. The widely criticized private prison health care ...

After decades of protest from prisoner’s rights activists, change is coming to the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) ...

The dismal state of prison health care and outcomes for inmates is no different in Illinois, where the widely criticized private prison health care company Wexford has operated the state’s ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill – Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus led their fifth hearing on criminal justice reform Tuesday afternoon. Lawmakers and advocates highlighted issues people face ...

Illinois officials have awarded a prison medical care contract to the same company it's been using for years, despite multimillion-dollar lawsuits and widespread accusations of substandard care.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A court-appointed expert would guide the overhaul of health care for Illinois prison inmates in a proposed federal consent decree filed Thursday. Lawyers for ...