State officials said price, this police officer, did work for the department of corrections. But i wasn't ever able to confirm if it's true he work with prentice or that he was involved in the kinds of incidents he says he was. All that could be a lie, an investigation tactic to draw edwards out. Either way, as soon as edwards brings up susan prentice, the interview zeros in on that,. Price: Anything that seever did that was on the vulgar side or questionable, maybe what she can think of? U, no, nothing. I mean, thereis just so much shit that happens at poniga, you know, throughout
Pontiac Correctional Center is a maximum security prison in the small town of Pontiac, Illinois. It’s the oldest in the state - founded in 1871 - and has a reputation for being one of the most violent. There is a guard at Pontiac who some staff praise for being tough and having their backs. But other staff and people in the prison say she is known for abuse. In 2019, she was investigated by the Department of Corrections and State Police. Investigators had obtained 427 of the guard’s emails, revealing the conversations she’d had with other staff when it seemed like no one was looking.
This episode is in collaboration with the podcast Motive, from WBEZ Chicago, hosted by Shannon Heffernan. Season 4 of Motive investigates the hidden world of big prisons in small towns.
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