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https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/10/23/what-does-civic-responsibility-mean-if-youre-sitting-behind-bars
Inside the civics classes taught in Illinois prisons - WBEZ Chicago
Oct 23, 2024 - An exonerated, formerly incarcerated Chicagoan gives an inside look into what political engagement looks like behind bars.
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https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/03/27/a-new-episode-of-wbezs-prisoncast-airs-this-weekend
Is it possible to “rehabilitate” in Illinois prisons? WBEZ’s Prisoncast! asks people behind bars -...
Mar 28, 2025 - The radio show that breaks through prison walls has a new episode that drops on Sunday, March 30.
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https://www.wbez.org/prisoncast-illinois/2026/01/26/watch-a-radio-play-written-by-and-for-people-in-illinois-prisons
Watch: A radio play written by — and for — people in Illinois prisons - WBEZ Chicago
Jan 26, 2026 - The Mud Theatre Project and Prisoncast! teamed up to produce an audio version of an award-winning play. Then we broadcast it into prisons across the state.
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https://www.wbez.org/health/2026/03/02/health-care-illinois-prisons-consent-decree
Illinois prisons were ordered to improve health care for inmates. They've spent seven years...
Mar 2, 2026 - Even though the Illinois Department of Corrections has been under a consent decree since 2019, the state continues to fail to provide adequate medical and...
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https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2025/06/19/mans-18-year-journey-to-get-his-ged-while-locked-up-illinois-prisons
Hear one man’s 18-year journey to get his GED while locked up in Illinois prisons - WBEZ Chicago
Jun 19, 2025 - Juan Hernandez was a teenager when he was sentenced to prison. He was 32 when he finally completed his high school education.
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https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2025/07/16/more-than-900-now-say-they-were-abused-at-illinois-youth-prisons
More than 900 people now say they were abused at Illinois youth prisons - WBEZ Chicago
Jul 16, 2025 - A new batch of complaints filed Tuesday include 107 new cases of alleged sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers and the Cook County juvenile jail.
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https://www.stlpr.org/health-science-environment/2019-12-20/illinois-state-prisons-must-overhaul-medical-care-for-transgender-prisoners-judge-rules
Illinois State Prisons Must Overhaul Medical Care For Transgender Prisoners, Judge Rules | STLPR
Dec 22, 2019 - A federal judge has ordered Illinois state prisons to immediately overhaul their policies for providing medical care to transgender inmates. Currently,…
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