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Chicago Bureau Chief & Investigative reporter covering the intersection of criminal justice & mental health @MindSiteNews Fellow: @MaynardInst & @CarterCenter
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Little Accountability for the Billions in Opioid Fund Spending

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By Josh McGhee Verified
| MindSite News Verified
Little Accountability for the Billions in Opioid Fund Spending Companies accused of recklessly marketing and distributing prescription opioid painkillers are paying roughly $58 billion to settle lawsuits over their role in fueling the addiction crisis. Image Credit: 1967 Spider-Man TV show Companies accused of recklessly marketing and distributing prescription opioid painkillers are paying roughly $58 billion to settle lawsuits over their role in fueling the addiction crisis.
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How to Move a Prison: Former Prisoners Give Their Tips on Avoiding a “Sh*t Show”

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By Josh McGhee Verified
| MindSite News Verified
Nine years, nine months and 21 days — that’s how long Ana Navarro was detained at the notorious Logan Correctional Center in Southern Illinois. When she looks back, nothing was quite as dehumanizing as her move there from Dwight Correctional Center when it closed in early 2013. Now, a free woman living on the other side of the walls, she fears the “shit show” — when she spent months without soap, deodorant and toothpaste — is about to repeat for the women still inside.
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Thousands participate in mental health courts in Illinois. Millions are left out

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By Grace Hauck Verified, Josh McGhee Verified, Andrew Adams Verified
| Daily Review Atlas Verified
Mental health courts have proliferated across the U.S. in recent decades, promising to end vicious and expensive cycles of incarceration. Grace Hauck, Josh McGhee and Andrew Adams Illinois Answers Project and Mindsite News Updated June 5, 2026, 9:00 a.m. CT Illinois launched mental health courts to break the prison cycle. But results are mixed. Thousands of Illinois residents facing criminal charges have enrolled in high-stakes diversion programs as a chance to receive treatment and avoid prison.
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