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An overview of our report Cruel and Usual: An Investigation into Prison Abuse at USP Thomson, detailing horrific physical and sexual assaults, as well as emotional cruelty, racism, and other civil rights violations.

Illinois Department of Corrections' director has stepped down; UPLC Executive Director Alan Mills reviews his tenure.

Illinois prisons are toxic, and the water prisoners are forced to drink is unsafe.

The tap water at Stateville has been dangerous for decades.

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