Illinois moving forward with closing Logan women’s prison, rebuilding it at Stateville prison site near Joliet – Bloomington Pantagrtaph

Altogether, Gov. JB Pritzker has said the plan would cost taxpayers about $1 billion. The new prisons will include design features that focus on “creating rehabilitative and gender-responsive spaces with housing, education, programming, medical and mental health, dietary, and recreational areas to support the successful re-entry of individuals into their communities,” according to the statement.