Ashes to Ashes: In Illinois, the Erasure of Incarcerated People Continues After Death
by Sybil Drew, Truthout
The mausoleum at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsboro, Illinois holds a secret: Hidden away in the top shelf are more than a dozen containers of unclaimed ashes. They hold the cremains of prisoners who died at the nearby Graham Correctional Center, a medium-security all-male facility ...