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| Illinois Inmates Hope To Get Into This Prison |
| By wbez.or- Miles Bryan |
| Published: 05/07/2018 |
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In Illinois’ Department of Corrections, there’s a prison so attractive that inmates write essays to get in. It’s only housing about 220 prisoners, but more than 1,500 have applied to get in. At the Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center, inmates are free to walk where they please, take art classes, and even garden. “I thought it was myth at first,” inmate Avonta Lowe said. “Officers there told me I hit a sweepstakes when I was transferring.” The Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center Prison is a bet. State officials believe that by dramatically increasing funding for job training and classes, they can break the cycle of reoffending that leads many to return to prison again and again. In Illinois, roughly half of all people released from state prisons return within three years — a phenomenon that costs the state billions of dollars. Advocates say Kewanee could save Illinois money in the long term, but in today’s state budget climate, its short-term prospects are less clear. Read More. |
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