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| Lawmakers oppose Pontiac closing |
| By Journal Star |
| Published: 05/07/2008 |
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ILLINOIS - Pontiac Correctional Center opened in 1871, but it's misleading to characterize the entire prison as being more than 100 years old, say critics of an Illinois Department of Corrections proposal to scrap the facility. "It's not an antiquated facility," Sen. Dan Rutherford, R-Chenoa, said Tuesday. "The ground may be 100 years old, but it's been upscaled and it's contemporary." Rep. Keith Sommer, R-Morton, said the prison "has been kept up, refurbished, maintained, money spent on capital improvements constantly over the years. So I think it really is not representative of what that facility is to say, 'Oh, it's a hundred-and-X years old.'" Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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