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1. Article number 1 - March 24, 2019 - Here's how Decatur prison's grooming program pampers pets, helps rebuild lives
2. Article number 2 - Officials break ground on $150M inmate hospital in Joliet
3. Article number 3 - Illinois helping inmates struggling with addiction through unique method
4. Article number 4 - December 5, 2018 -- Illinois Prison Inmates Help Clean Up Tornado Destruction
5. Article number 5 - Preparing for life after incarceration by keeping the relationship strong between fathers and kids

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  March 24, 2019 - Here's how Decatur prison's grooming program pampers pets, helps rebuild lives

  DECATUR — At 19, Rock is old in dog years, but he is still lovable. The pit bull-Doberman mix dog is owned by Kim Schwalbach, who adopted him from the Macon County Animal Shelter 17 years ago.
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  Officials break ground on $150M inmate hospital in Joliet

  lllinois Department of Corrections officials Monday broke ground at the Joliet Treatment Center on a hospital that will serve inmates diagnosed as mentally ill.
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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.