Prison offers a new lease on life for inmates battling drugs
By Mary Schenk
Sunday April 22, 2007
John Dixon
Lt. Charles Truitt, left, a longtime employee at Sheridan Correctional Center, says the reopened prison has made an impact with its focus on drug-addicted inmates.
When Charles Truitt began working in the Illinois state prison system in 1992 after more than seven years as a military policeman, he described himself as assertive and eager.
"I wanted to come to work. I have never been a quitter," he said.
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