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Covington

East Central Illinois Region

Covington in jail on 40 child porn charges

BLOOMINGTON -- A Bloomington man is facing pending charges relating to charges on child pornography. 51-year-old Dennis L. Covington is facing charges of 40 counts of child pornography. All but nine of those charges are Class 2 felonies, while the remaining nine have a Class 3 felony designation. The charges stem from alleged offenses occurring in February and March of 2020. An August 2021 indictment charged him with possession of pornographic images of at least one child. At least one of […]

todayMay 16, 2023 25

AFSCME IDOC Graham Correctional Center

East Central Illinois Region

AFSCME contests IDOC conclusion on Graham emergency

Graham Correctional in Hillsboro was on high alert after 18 correctional officers were sent to area hospitals

HILLSBORO -- A statement from the Illinois Department of Corrections last week concluded that substances discovered at Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro tested as nasal spray and baby powder. First responders would respond at Graham Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 18 for "overdose-like symptoms." Area agencies began providing extra doses of Narcan, a medicine known for the quick treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose. The incident sent 18 correctional officers to four different area hospitals. The officers would receive emergency […]

todayJanuary 23, 2023 91

Abigail L. Martin

East Central Illinois Region

Martin currently in IDOC custody

Pending charges in four counties

DECATUR -- A woman with a last-known address in Macoupin County is currently in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). Cases against Abigail L. Martin concluded in March for Morgan and Greene counties in the month of March with guilty verdicts. Martin was sentenced to a term of three years in the Morgan County forgery case with credit for 16 days served. In the bad check case in Greene County, while court records don't reflect a guilty […]

todayJuly 22, 2022 16

Illinois Department of Corrections IDOC Rob Jeffreys Vandalia

East Central Illinois Region

Vandalia Correctional safe from staffing cuts

VANDALIA -- Vandalia city leadership can breathe a sigh of relief upon the release of a "memorandum" Wednesday from the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). The memo told staff of the IDOC facility at Vandalia Correctional Center that their jobs will remain intact as the site will no longer be closed and consolidated. The memo comes amidst potential rumors and fear about the fate of the prison. IDOC told lawmakers as early as February that they had plans to downsize […]

todayJuly 14, 2022 11

Deven Barger

Illinois

Barger faces battery, resisting charges in Shelby County

SHELBYVILLE -- A Shelbyville man is facing charges relating to an incident involving a Shelby County correctional officer. The office of Shelby County State's Attorney Nichole Kroncke announced two charges in court Friday for 27-year-old Deven Barger. Barger is facing one count of aggravated battery to a correctional officer, which is a Class 2 felony. Additionally, he is facing one count of resisting a peace officer, a Class 4 felony. The charges allege that Barger knew that deputy Quinton Reedy […]

todayJuly 9, 2022 20

Illinois Department of Corrections IDOC Rob Jeffreys

Capitol News Illinois

IDOC makes plan to close units at Vandalia, Pontiac prisons

Maintenance costs, fewer inmates precipitate reductions

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is making plans to downsize—plans that a major public employee union claims have not been shared with its members. With the inmate population dwindling to 28,000 and mounting maintenance bills on prison buildings at correctional centers across the state, IDOC developed a plan which may include significant downsizing at the Vandalia and Pontiac correctional centers. “These facilities are referenced due to current operational needs,” IDOC chief of staff Camille […]

todayFebruary 16, 2022 10

Illinois

Pritzker details $700 million in FY21 state budget cuts

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – After Illinois voters rejected his progressive income tax amendment, Gov. JB Pritzker has said he plans to focus on cuts to balance the state's budget. On Tuesday, Pritzker has announced plans to reduce state spending by $700 million dollars for fiscal year 2021. The plan includes a hiring freeze, grant reductions, and operational savings. Pritzker: Negotiations with AFSCME, unions ongoing The governor says the state is negotiating with AFSCME and other employee unions to identify […]

todayDecember 16, 2020 3

East Central Illinois Region

Montgomery County reports recent COVID-19 death, first positive student case

HILLSBORO -- Montgomery County is reporting its eighth COVID-19 death in the same week the first school student tests positive, as cases and positive tests tick upward. An announcement by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Thursday, Aug. 20 reveals a female in her 90s was among 27 deaths within the previous 24-hour period. Hillsboro Schools reports first student COVID-19 case On Sunday, Hillsboro CUSD #3 superintendent David Powell released a press release on Facebook that a student […]

todayAugust 24, 2020 4

Governmental Watchdogs

IDOC sees spike in alcohol brewed by inmates

SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- The number of inmates in the Illinois state prison system caught making illegal alcohol has increased this fiscal year, and it might have to do with a drink going to prison facilities legally. Lindsey Hess, a spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Corrections, said during the previous fiscal year, there were 83 reports of homemade alcohol being made in IDOC facilities. So far this fiscal year, which began July 1, there have already been 71 […]

todayDecember 16, 2017 29

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