The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office four months ...

The Justice Department notified Sangamon County, Ill., that it had opened a civil rights investigation after reports about ...

The Department of Justice is formally inquiring into Sangamon County for its nondiscrimination practices. County officials ...

The Justice Department is investigating how authorities in the area treat Black residents and people with behavioral ...

At the time of the fatal shooting, the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office was led by then-Sheriff Jack Campbell, who retired in ...

SummaryDOJ letter cites statutes from 3 separate federal laws on race, disabilities, police safety The United States ...

“The Sheriff’s Office, along with involved county agencies, has engaged in discussions and pledged full cooperation with the ...

The charges stem from an incident on November 2, 2023, at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater ... Escobar and is the ...

In a court filing, the judge said the conviction of Melissa Lucio, whose scheduled execution in 2022 was halted, should be ...

The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter Thursday to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office.