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. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Today's date is February 28.
I am Special Agent Monica Strandberg with the Illinois State Police Division of Internal Investigation.
With me in the room are investigator Rick Noble, Illinois Department of Corrections, and your man, Susan Prentice, major, Pontiac Correctional Center.
Prentice, P R E n in the.
Winter of 2019, a woman named Susan Prentiss sat down for an interview with two investigators.
Susan Prentiss is a high ranking correctional officer at the Pontiac Correctional center.
She supervises other staff.