21% of Joliet Youth Center Report Being Sexually Abused, Lowest Abuse Rate, at St. Charles, 5%

The press release below from Just Detention International includes information that the rate of sexual abuse at the recently-closed Joliet Youth Center was 21%. Government Report: Sexual Abuse Still Rampant in Juvenile Corrections Facilities A report by the Department of … Continue reading

Obama Refuses to Issue Prison Rape Regulations But Finds Time to Promulgate Campus Rape Regs

Eric Holder begins his introductory remarks to U.S. Justice Department web site readers with this statement: “The primary mission of the United States Department of Justice is to do justice. “Our only responsibility it to do the right thing.” If … Continue reading

McHenry County Jail Suicide Terrified of Going Back to Joliet

Thomas Puchmelter hung himself in his McHenry County Jail cell last weekend. While the Sheriff’s Office has not released much information. Daily Herald reporter Harry Hitzeman writes that a Freedom of Information request has been filed for the internal investigation … Continue reading

Some Daily Herald Readers Don’t Think Incarceration of Convicted Solon Mills Teacher Is Enough Punishment

Chuck Keeshan’s Daily Herald article about 53-year old Antioch Upper Grade School teacher Wes Owens, a resident of McHenry County’s far northeastern Solon Mills, has brought some pungent comments from those who think the punishment should be more that incarceration. … Continue reading

No Sexual Assaults Reported Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice

Either the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice is doing one marvelous job preventing rape and other sexual assaults in prison or employees are not keeping their eyes open. I filed a Freedom of Information request with the new spin-off department … Continue reading

Stopping the Spread of HIV in Prison

There is a way to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS in prison. But it goes against the grain of everything considered by liberals as politically correct. The way to do it is to test all of the prisoners periodically and … Continue reading

Huntley Bank Robbers Teens from DeKalb County

A couple of teenage boys were arrested late last week for robbing the Castle Bank in Huntley on March 10th. Seems a bit strange that they would be from Hinkley, which is straight down Route 47 and west on Route … Continue reading

Huntley Bank Robbers Teens from DeKalb County

A couple of teenage boys were arrested late last week for robbing the Castle Bank in Huntley on March 10th. Seems a bit strange that they would be from Hinkley, which is straight down Route 47 and west on Route … Continue reading

Part 1 – Pervasive Problems at Cook County Jail – Sheriff Tom Dart’s Goals

When former State Rep. Tom Dart took office as Cook County Sheriff, he issued a press release full of reform goals. Here are three ideas I extracted from a Sun-Times article on Dart’s statement: “Faith-based groups to increase mentoring for … Continue reading

Part 1 – Pervasive Problems at Cook County Jail – Sheriff Tom Dart’s Goals

When former State Rep. Tom Dart took office as Cook County Sheriff, he issued a press release full of reform goals. Here are three ideas I extracted from a Sun-Times article on Dart’s statement: “Faith-based groups to increase mentoring for … Continue reading