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Watchdog describes conditions that led to years of abuse in Illinois juvenile detention centers

A new scathing lawsuit accused state employees of sexually abusing 95 people​ while they were children detained in Illinois detention facilities. CBS 2 spoke with several incarceration watchdog groups who said more should be done to allow public access to discipline decisions and personnel records of staff at juvenile detention centers. They said a lack of access creates a cloud of secrecy over the people working directly with children.

Tim Mapes, former aide to ex-Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan sentenced to prison

Tim Mapes, the longtime chief of staff to former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison on Monday for lying under oath to a grand jury to protect his old boss. A federal jury found Mapes guilty in August 2023 of one count of perjury and one count of attempted obstruction of justice. The perjury charge carried a sentence of up to five years, and the obstruction charge carried a sentence of up to 20 years.

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