Peterson Heads For Another Joint, Now Locked Up In Menard Prison

Drew Peterson was on the move again Thursday and is in another prison.

Drew Peterson wasn't one to be tied down, managing to marry four times in 29 years. And even now that he's been packed off to prison, he's still a rambling man. Peterson, 59, was transferred to his third prison since he was sentenced to serve 38 years a mere seven days ago. Peterson was whisked from the Will County jail to the Northern Reception and Classification Center on the grounds of Stateville prison the day after he was sentenced by Judge Edward Burmila. Ordinary inmates wait for the weekly bus to Stateville, but Drew Peterson is apparently no ordinary inmate, as the Will County Sheriff's Department set up a special trip to get him out quickly. Then at Stateville, where it takes an average of three weeks to two months before a …

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Drew

12:50 am on Friday, April 5, 2013

Point one Shannon Drew is in protective custody. Point two Stacy's and Drew's two small children are being taken care of by the second oldest son Stephen. Point three Shannon, I love being a racist and I am proud of it. Point four Shannon goes back to point one he's in protective custody, he still receives a pension which goes to Stacy's and Drew's kids, point five he receives three square meals …   more ›

Drew Peterson Screams at Courtroom: 'I Didn't Kill Kathleen!'

Former Bolingbrook cop Drew Peterson got 38 years in prison for killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

Drew Peterson Screams at Courtroom: 'I Didn't Kill Kathleen!'

Former Bolingbrook cop Drew Peterson got 38 years in prison for killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio.

Drew Peterson held his tongue for nearly four years after being charged with the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. But just before he learned how long he was going to spend in prison, he let it all out. "I didn't kill Kathleen!" a deranged Peterson screamed from the witness stand. Savio's sister, Susan Doman, shouted back at Peterson, saying, "Yes you did," and called him a liar. Sheriff's deputies ejected Doman and Peterson, 59, was allowed to continue his rant, stopping only when he was overcome by emotion and choking back tears. Judge Edward Burmila, who as soon as Peterson was done talking sentenced the disgraced former Bolingbrook cop to 38 years in prison, warned Peterson not to indulge in another "outburst." Peterson told …

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Britt Wedel

2:10 am on Tuesday, March 5, 2013

I've heard he will be put in solitary confinement at least for a few years for his safety since he's a former cop and has probably put some of those people that are in the same prison away. Solitary confinement usually consists of dangerous inmates who cause too much harm to other inmates to be allowed into "general pop.", other cops, dangerous gang leaders, and child molesters. He will be "…   more ›

Murderer: Stateville Squeezing Inmates at Prison Store

A convicted murderer has petitioned the Will County court with a complaint about Stateville charging too much for commissary.

It's bad enough having to pull an 80-year prison sentence, but when they start overcharging you for soap, toothpaste and deodorant, something's got to give. A convicted murderer locked up at Stateville Correctional Center filed a petition in Will Count Court claiming that he's been subjected to price-gouging by prison officials. In his court filing, Robert Hernandez, 51, accuses Department of Corrections officials of flaunting a recommendation by the Illinois Auditor General to review the markup on items sold in prison commissaries. Stateville, and other correctional centers, slaps a 25 percent increase on items sold from prison commissaries, according to the petition. The extra prison tax is 35 percent on tobacco products, the filing …

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Court Supervision: Chris Vaughn Launched For Life

Quadruple-killer Christopher Vaughn getting sent to prison for the rest of his life was just one of the things going on at the Will County Courthouse this week.

Last week was a short one, with Thanksgiving Day and Thanksgiving Day II giving us a bit of a break from the courthouse. But we got right back to it Monday with the attorney for quadruple-killer Christopher Vaughn blaming the guilty verdict on Drew Peterson and Drew Peterson's lawyers, among other things. The judge didn't buy this line of reasoning and declined to call a do-over and hold a whole new trial. Then he slammed Vaughn with four life sentences. That was rough. But at least Vaughn got an early start at serving all that time, as the county packed him off to Stateville Correctional Center the very next day. But that's not all. Let's look at what else was going on down at the courthouse during the week that just ended:

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