Category: Department of Corrections

From the Crack House to the State House: Woman Overcomes Addiction and Prostitution Through God’s Love

Plagued by intrusive bad thoughts, a Maryland teen turned to drugs and sex amid the women’s liberation movement of the ’70s to escape from herself. Selling herself on the streets of the U.S. capital to pay for her daily crack cocaine, guilt and shame overcame her. It was only after becoming reacquainted with God that…


Illinois Corrections Employees Sue State Over COVID-19 Vaccine or Testing Mandate

Several dozen employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections are suing the state over COVID-19 vaccine or testing mandates. A lawsuit filed in Christian County Circuit Court requests a temporary restraining order. The 46 employees work at 18 different correctional facilities run by the state of Illinois. In one of the filings from attorney Thomas…