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1. Article number 1 - Illinois helping inmates struggling with addiction through unique method
2. Article number 2 - December 5, 2018 -- Illinois Prison Inmates Help Clean Up Tornado Destruction
3. Article number 3 - Preparing for life after incarceration by keeping the relationship strong between fathers and kids
4. Article number 4 - Correctional Center Celebrates One Year Tails Program Success
5. Article number 5 - Nowlan: Offenders are trying to break into this prison

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  Illinois helping inmates struggling with addiction through unique method

  EAST ST. LOUIS, IL. (KSDK)--Thousands of people in Illinois become addicted to drugs every year. Many of those people will end up behind bars at some point. The Illinois Department of Corrections is now offering those inmates a way to get help.
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  December 5, 2018 -- Illinois Prison Inmates Help Clean Up Tornado Destruction

  TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - Inmates from the Illinois Department of Corrections joined in for the cleanup efforts in Taylorville after tornadoes swept through the area on Saturday.
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  Preparing for life after incarceration by keeping the relationship strong between fathers and kids

  Kewanee, Illinois - A rare interaction for dads and their kids happening behind the fences of a different kind of prison.
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  Correctional Center Celebrates One Year Tails Program Success

  VANDALIA, Ill. (WAND) – A program at Vandalia Correctional Center is working to change the lives of rescue dogs and offenders.
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  Nowlan: Offenders are trying to break into this prison

  I just came back to my home office after attending the first-ever graduation of Illinois prison inmates who earned— outside their razor-wire fence “home” — their skilled welding program certificates at a Black Hawk College career training center in Kewanee.