Patronage in Illinois State Government Extends to Prisons

Illinois Times | November 18, 2005
The Illinois Department of Corrections hired a former college band director as an assistant warden at a southern Illinois prison, with a big boost in pay, another example of the cronyism that has federal investigators checking out the agency.

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