EXTENSIVE PRISON RAID TURNS UP LITTLE IN JOLIET

One of the largest prison raids ever in Illinois found very little contraband.

"I think we've established our goal to make Illinois prisons a drug-free
and safe place," Corrections Department spokesman Nic Howell said Tuesday
after 235 tactical officers and 13 drug-sniffing dogs descended on the
Joliet Correctional Center.

Officers found three handmade weapons and arrested two visitors. Drug tests
were given to 339 inmates; only two tested positive, both for marijuana.
Seven others refused to take the test and were reprimanded.

By contrast, in a May search at the medium-security Henry Hill prison in
Galesburg, 25 inmates tested positive for drugs and 31 others either
refused to take the test or were unable to provide a sample.

Checked-by: (Joel W. Johnson)