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After Our Prison Fires Investigation, Illinois Made Some Safety Fixes. Are They Enough?

Fire alarms remain broken at the Joliet Treatment Center, a prison designed to treat people with mental illness.

News • 10.30.2026

‘It’s Just So Dangerous’: Why People Keep Dying at the St. Louis City Jail

A Marshall Project/St. Louis Public Radio analysis shows the top causes of death at the jail are untreated medical conditions, drug use or suicide.

St. Louis • 10.21.2026

After Series of Deaths, Cuyahoga County Jail Struggles To Implement New CPR Policy

Jail officials updated an employee handbook in January to require CPR in medical emergencies, but they haven’t informed most corrections officers yet.

Cleveland • 10.15.2026

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