Senate hearing focuses on Illinois prison conditions

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The head of the state’s prison system wants to make Illinois a national model for reform even as the system has struggled to provide proper medical care for inmates.

Prison reform was the subject of a joint hearing of the Senate Criminal law and Public Safety committees on Tuesday.

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