Joliet Prison Fire Alarms Remain Broken Despite Safety Changes

• Fire alarms at Joliet Prison remain broken despite recent safety changes.
• The prison, designed to treat people with mental illness, has experienced 70 fires and two deaths.
• An investigation by the Marshall Project, WBEZ, and the Chicago Sun-Times led to the state making some safety changes.
• Employees at the prison have been pleading for help for years.
• The effectiveness of the recent safety changes in preventing and responding to fires is still uncertain.