Dixon Correctional Center

People in Illinois prisons are required to take a civics course before their release to learn their voting rights. “I think, generally across the population, there's a lot of misinformation. A lot of guys just didn't know.” The program is peer-led by incarcerated people. Learn more about the program.

An early July storm that raced across the Midwest is responsible for more than $375,000 in damage to the Dixon Correctional Center.Officials are replacing…