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| State Spotlights Prison Made Items |
| By altondailynews.com- Dave Dahl |
| Published: 09/17/2014 |
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If you're on Medicaid in Illinois and you're wearing glasses, here's some news for you: a prison inmate made them. It's part of a program the Illinois Department of Corrections is spotlighting called Illinois Correctional Industries. ICI bakes bread and desserts for the prison system and other state agencies, builds and refurbishes furniture, provides recycling services to Illinois' two state fairs, and more. Jen Aholt, chief executive of ICI, says the financially self-sufficient unit also serves the rehabilitative side of Corrections’ mission. Read More. |
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