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S30 E26: Illinois Department of Corrections Director
Season 30 Episode 26 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The Department of Corrections Director discusses issues facing the Illinois prison system.
Illinois Department of Corrections Director John Baldwin addresses efforts to reduce overcrowding, mental health, the age of the three maximum security prisons, the use of segregation and changing the classification system that assigns inmates to prisons. The program also has a video of the Kewanee Life Skills Re-entry Center that prepares maximum and medium security inmates for life after prison.
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At Issue
S30 E26: Illinois Department of Corrections Director
Season 30 Episode 26 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Illinois Department of Corrections Director John Baldwin addresses efforts to reduce overcrowding, mental health, the age of the three maximum security prisons, the use of segregation and changing the classification system that assigns inmates to prisons. The program also has a video of the Kewanee Life Skills Re-entry Center that prepares maximum and medium security inmates for life after prison.
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