John Howard Association of Illinois

Summary: Seriously short of staff, but long on educational and vocational programs.

On March 2, representatives of the John Howard Association conducted a monitoring tour of Logan Correctional Center. They visited a general population housing unit, medical/mental health unit, educational and vocational training facilities and segregation unit. Logan is a medium security male prison.

Logan appears to be a well-run prison with above average educational and vocational programs. But the prison suffers from a serious shortage of staff.

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