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Illinois Correctional Center Inmates Training Dogs to Help Veterans

July 23, 2018April 9, 2019 Correctional News 1429 Views correctional, illinois, Training, Veterans

An enterprising prison in Illinois is bringing man and his best friend together in an enterprising new way, thanks to a program wherein inmates have turned to woodworking in order to make temporary quarters for canines to be sent to no-kill shelters in the community

Illinois Senators, Congresswoman Back Thomson Prison Population Increase

July 3, 2018April 9, 2019 Correctional News 920 Views AUSP Thomson, Dick Durbin, illinois, Sen. Dick Durbin, Thomson Prison

Illinois Sens. Dick Durbin and Tami Duckworth, and Rep. Cheri Bustos — all Democrats — released a joint statement earlier in June after the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) gave the go-ahead to increase the population at Thomson penitentiary.