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Lawmakers hold hearing on investigation into deadly Illinois prison fires

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<p>Representatives for prison workers and people incarcerated at Illinois’ Joliet Treatment Center described poor mental healthcare and unsafe conditions during a hearing held by state lawmakers Tuesday.</p><p>Legislators called the hearing in response to an investigation by <a class="Link" href="https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/07/24/prison-fires-joliet-illinois-mental-health" target="_blank" ><u>The Marshall Project, WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times</u></a> that revealed 70 fires at the Joliet Treatment Center in recent years. The prison was designed to provide intensive mental health…

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    Lawmakers hold hearing on investigation into deadly Illinois prison fires

    <p>Representatives for prison workers and people incarcerated at Illinois’ Joliet Treatment Center described poor mental healthcare and unsafe conditions during a hearing held by state lawmakers Tuesday.</p><p>Legislators called the hearing in response to an investigation by...

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