Illinois prison healthcare still poor as state goes 1 year without long-term medical provider

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date July 7, 2026, 5 a.m.
Last Updated July 7, 2026, 5 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/07/07/illinois-department-of-corrections-health-care-contract-centurion-wexford

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Natalie Kirkpatrick believes the Illinois prison system is deliberately neglecting her son. Connor Kirkpatrick is incarcerated at downstate Big Muddy River Correctional Center. After attempting to take his own life by burning down his dad’s empty Lakewood home in May 2023, he was sentenced in Augus...