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Dixon Correctional Center Warden to retire immediately

Less than two weeks after she became the subject of an internal investigation, the warden of the Dixon, Illinois Correctional Center retired.

Less than two weeks after she became the subject of an internal investigation, the warden of the Dixon, Illinois Correctional Center retired.

Nedra Chandler was placed on administrative leave from her position as the facility’s warden on September 19, 2014, according to a statement from the Illinois Department of Corrections.  She had been warden at the medium-security facility for men since 2005, and she had been an IDOC employee for 30 years.

Chandler’s home in Sterling, Illinois was reportedly the target of a police raid the same day she was placed on leave, according to a report from ABC affiliate WLS.

“Former Dixon Correctional Center Warden Nedra Chandler has retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), effective today,” said a September 30, 2014 statement from the IDOC.

Chandler’s address in the 300 block of 11th Avenue in Sterling was reportedly shared with registered sex offender Robert Swon, 27.  Swon was listed on the Illinois Sex Offender Registry as a sexual predator with convictions for child pornography and violating the terms of his registration.

Court records showed Swon was arrested September 20, 2014, for one count of failure to register as a sex offender and four counts of possession of child pornography.

Swon was held in the Whiteside County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.

Dixon Correctional Center Warden to retire immediately

 

 

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