Illinois lawmakers and prison guards are ramping up efforts to ban physical mail into state prisons, blaming synthetic-drug-sprayed paper for a rise in overdoses behind bars. Similar policies are being pushed across the country, and have already been approved in 15 states, including Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Texas. Two proposals filed in the Illinois General Assembly […]
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