Josh McGhee

Illinois counties have continued to launch new mental health courts, and advocates call for more. Champaign County is the most populous county in the state without one.

This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers and the Chicago bureau of MindSite News. Bloomington native Shayla Woodworth had struggled with mental illness and addiction since she was a teen and spent time in jail in three states. She’d heard of mental health courts before but didn’t know much about them, and assumed they were something of […]

The courts offer an alternative to incarceration. Outcomes depend heavily on local services.

In a new report, experts weigh in on how 988 and 911 can work together to ensure that people in crisis get the help they need.

Drug overdose deaths fell 13.9% nationally from 2024 to 2025. The state with the biggest decline was Oregon, where overdose deaths fell 35%.

The alternative crisis response program will increase staff and vans, but advocates are still pushing for longer hours.

As Illinois closes Logan Correctional Center and moves women to new prisons near Chicago, formerly incarcerated women share their advice.

This month, a woman tells her story of surviving solitary confinement with a little support from her mentor — Big Mama.

Companies accused of recklessly marketing and distributing prescription opioid painkillers are paying roughly $58 billion to settle lawsuits.

This month: a DUI offender's path to rehabilitation, Lindsay Clancy revisited, Illinois prison protests, a fatal cell fire, and Missouri's competency crisis.