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| First Illinois inmate to get cosmetology license behind bars leaves Vienna Prison |
| By wsiltv.com- Anna Giles |
| Published: 10/05/2016 |
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VIENNA -- Almost 50 percent of inmates in the Illinois Department of Corrections end up returning to prison within three years of being released, according to state data. Prison officials say a new program implemented by Governor Bruce Rauner earlier this year could help change that. IDOC now allows inmates to obtain professional licenses while they are still behind bars. It began in April of this year as a way for offenders to find and keep work after being released. The first inmate in Illinois to complete the program walked out of Vienna Prison Tuesday morning, a free man and licensed cosmetologist. "Anything is possible. With faith, anything is possible," said Landus Jackson, as he walked out of Vienna Correctional Center Tuesday morning after more than eight years behind bars. To get his license, he had to complete at least 1,500 hours of training, pass a test and get approval from a state cosmetology board via video conference. During that video conference, he was asked about his criminal history. Read More. |
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