Joliet Prison's Fire Alarms Still Broken Despite Deaths

Summary

<p>After years of pleading for help, employees at an Illinois mental health prison plagued by deadly fires said that the state made important safety changes following an investigation by <a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/public-safety/2026/07/24/joliet-prison-fires-mental-health-illinois-department-corrections" target="_blank" >the Marshall Project, WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times</a> that detailed 70 fires and two deaths there. But the changes don’t go far enough to ensure workers can prevent and adequately respond to frequent fire emergencies, a union for prison employees…

Description from Chicago Sun-Times.