ICYMI – Under Fire for its Immigration Detention Business, A Private Prison Operator Works to Keep Ex-Cons From Going Back to Jail

By Will Racke. Published in The Daily Caller on Dec. 9, 2018. But the building’s drab exterior hides what might better be described as an oasis, at least for ex-inmates coming out if the Illinois prison system. The Illinois Department of Corrections sends parolees here to get help in acquiring the things they’ll need to restart their lives and, hopefully, make their most recent stay in prison their last. These can range from basic items like getting a driver’s license to locking down a steady job, which is almost always the key to post-prison rehabilitation, says Janet Szydelko, who has been the head program manager at the center since it opened in the Chatham neighborhood in 2015.

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