By Kiera Manion-Fischer
Pantagraph.com
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — At least 414 Illinois prison inmates have been helping with sandbagging and storm cleanup in areas affected by the flooding in the southern part of the state.
“Our staff, facilities and the inmate work crews have been out on the front lines doing clean up and protecting communities from flood waters,” said acting Illinois Department of Corrections Director S.A. Godinez in a statement issued Monday.
Inmate crews have filled more than 468,000 sandbags and worked 30,000 hours since April 24, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections.
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