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Inmate Population Reduction Should Be First Priority For New Illinois Prison Chief
By northernpublicradio.org- Patrick Smith
Published: 05/27/2015

Criminal justice advocates say Illinois’s next prison chief needs to be dedicated to reducing the inmate population. Credit Flickr user miss_millions / " Prison cells" (CC v 2.0)

The Illinois Department of Corrections Director Donald Stolworthy resigned last week after just two months on the job. Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office is not saying why Stolworthy is leaving.

Ben Wolf is with the American Civil Liberties Union, which is involved in multiple lawsuits over Illinois prison conditions. He says the next prison chief should be an advocate for reform.

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