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| Union: Prisoners moving out of Pontiac |
| By Morris Daily Herald |
| Published: 10/07/2008 |
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ILLINOIS - The union that represents the state's prison workers says the Department of Corrections wants to move 100 prisoners out of a central Illinois lockup even as the union fights a plan to close the facility. Pontiac Correctional Center workers have been told to prepare the prisoners for moves over the next two weeks to facilities in East Moline and Taylorville, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees spokesman Anders Lindall said Monday. Those prisoners make up about 6 percent of the 1,646 Pontiac inmates. Lindall accused Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the Department of Corrections of quietly moving ahead with their plan to close Pontiac. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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