After 12 years, the class action lawsuit over living conditions at Stateville Correctional Center that helped bring the prison to a close was settled Thursday.
The settlement, approved by U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood, vacated Stateville’s general housing unit in September, transferring men to other facilities across the state.
“What was considered an impossible outcome at the start of this litigation—the closure of Stateville—became a reality,” filings state…