As Illinois prisons face continued risk of substance exposure and staff assaults, State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) is once again calling for change in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The Southern previously reported dozens of correctional officers being hospitalized since June related to exposure to illicit substances, and the deaths of multiple inmates in recent years.
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