IL GOP Senators Call for DOC Leader’s Removal over Safety Issues

IL GOP senators call for DOC leader’s removal over safety issues – Center Square

Illinois Department of Corrections Acting Director Latoya Hughes could not answer a question about the number of inmate deaths at DOC facilities this year. She said there were seven deaths due to drug overdoses or exposures at DOC facilities in 2024.

IL GOP senators call for DOC leader’s removal over safety issues

(The Center Square) – Republican state senators are calling for the removal of the acting director of the Illinois Department of Corrections.

IL GOP senators call for DOC leader’s removal over safety issues - Regional Media News

(The Center Square) – Republican state senators are calling for the removal of the acting director of the Illinois Department of Corrections. The Illinois Senate Executive Appointments Committee met Thursday and advanced the appointment of DOC Acting Director Latoya Hughes to the full Senate by a vote of 4-2. State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville, asked Hughes if the department had implemented mail scanning to keep staff and inmates from bein…