I'm Not Going to Say That Never Happened, I Get It Other Things

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In a report staftrote bhillips tried to run out of his cell, but no one, including edwards, mentioned that kick. As far as i can tell, this time, there weren't any repercussions for any of the staff. The thing that struck me most when i pieced together the billops incidents is how casual edwards is. Like these kinds of things are so normal, it's almost inconsequential. At one point, he says he knows he was in the wrong with how he treated billips. But then, after admitting all this, edwards basically says, "None of this is serious, right? Happens all the time"

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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