Illinois Lawmakers Decry Prison’s ‘Gut-Wrenching,’ ‘Heartbreaking’ Conditions

Illinois lawmakers have criticized Joliet Treatment Center's conditions, calling them 'gut-wrenching' and 'heartbreaking,' the Marshall Project reports. The criticism follows a July 2024 fire in which an incarcerated person remained locked in a cell for thirty minutes.

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