Pro-Life and Pro-Death by homicde?
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:21 am
Believe his art, or believe his actions?
Convicted killer in trouble over newborn sketch
Published 08:51 p.m., Sunday, November 20, 2011
This image provided by Nancy Meyer of the TLC Pregnancy Center via The Belleville News Democrat, shows artwork created with pen nubs by inmate Corey Fox at Tamms Correctional Center and sent to the pro-life group. Illinois corrections authorities are investigating the convicted killer's detailed ink sketch debating whether he should be punished for allowing the drawing to be reproduced on T-shirts benefiting the Elgin-based nonprofit pregnancy center. Photo: Nancy Meyer Via The Belleville News-Democrat / AP
TAMMS, Ill. (AP) — An imprisoned convicted killer is under scrutiny by Illinois prison officials over whether one of his drawings depicting a newborn in an incubator should be used to raise funds for a pregnancy center.
The Belleville News-Democrat (http://bit.ly/w2ThJu) says the Illinois Department of Corrections has written up Corey Fox for distributing or posting written materials, or engaging in an unauthorized business venture.
At issue is whether the drawing by the inmate at the Tamms Correctional Center should be allowed to be reproduced on T-shirts benefiting the Elgin-based TLC Pregnancy Center. Fox's supporters say he never sought to profit from the drawing.
The corrections department acknowledges the investigation but won't elaborate.
Fox is serving a life sentence in a Madison County stabbing death. He also pleaded guilty to strangling a cellmate.