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Lawmakers hold hearing on investigation into deadly Illinois prison fires
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. Legislators called the hearing in response to an investigation by The Marshall Project, WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times
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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. Legislators called the hearing in response to an investigation by The Marshall Project, WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times
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