Prisoners say the stalls are often filthy, with feces, urine, black mold and mice; one man said he got a near fatal infection while detained in a stall.
Prisoners say the stalls are often filthy, with feces, urine, black mold, and mice; one man said he got a near fatal infection while detained in a stall.
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — For eight months, Kevin Fox sat in a jail cell as a suspect in his 3-year-old daughter’s death, knowing prosecutors wanted him executed and that the real killer was free. On Wednesday, Fox sat just a few feet away from Scott Eby as the convicted sex offender pleaded guilty to the […]
The conditions that come with Pontiac Correctional Center’s age are just part of the reason inmates and advocates call it inhumane. Another reason is the climate inside. WTTW News details the issues facing the maximum security prison.