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Illinois Governor Bases Prison Closure Decision on Politics
Loaded on April 15, 2009
by Derick Limberg
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2009, page 10
Filed under:
Misconduct/Corruption,
Government Misconduct,
Lobbying,
Overcrowding,
Guard Unions.
Location:
Illinois.
Illinois Governor Bases Prison Closure Decision on Politics
by Derick Limberg
In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, Illinois spent at least $17 million to transform the 137-year-old Pontiac Correctional Center (PCC) into a specialized facility to house the state’s most violent prisoners.
However, in May 2008, Illinois Governor Rod ...
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- Illinois Governor Bases Prison Closure Decision on Politics, by Derick Limberg
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