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| Lockdown restrictions eased |
| By Pantagraph |
| Published: 11/04/2008 |
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ILLINOIS - Illinois officials Monday eased restrictions at the state’s largest prison, a week after placing the facility on lockdown status because of two violent outbreaks. Although the Menard Correctional Center near Chester is still technically on lockdown, it is on a lower level, said Illinois Department of Corrections spokesman Derek Schnapp. “Basically, there is limited inmate movement and visits are allowed again,” Schnapp said. The prison’s 3,500 inmates had been confined to their cells since Oct. 27 after two fights between inmates had to be broken up by [officers] firing warning shots. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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