Former Stateville Correctional Center warden points to benefits of rehabilitation
By Produced by Eight Forty-EightFormer Stateville Correctional Center warden points to benefits of rehabilitation
By Produced by Eight Forty-Eight
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Deirdre Battaglia was the first female warden in an Illinois men’s maximum security prison. She retired in 2007 as Chief of Assessment and Programs for Maximum Security Prisons. And after a career in the corrections field she has some ideas about prisoners and rehabilitation. She joined Eight Forty-Eight to discuss her time as Warden of Stateville Correctional Center, and what programs can help inmates.