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| Researcher: Closing prison would cost millions |
| By Pantagraph |
| Published: 02/05/2009 |
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ILLINOIS - The author of a study showing the state would gain $4 million by closing Pontiac Correctional Center and opening a prison in northwestern Illinois says that number is based on faulty information. Instead of a $4 million gain for the state, the move could create an economic loss of between $16 million and $26 million, said Robin Hanna, project manager for the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University. Hanna said Wednesday he is raising questions about his own study in hopes new Gov. Pat Quinn uses updated numbers in assessing whether to close Pontiac and open the mostly unused Thomson Correctional Center. “It would seem if the new administration is going to make some decisions on this, I would think they would want to have as full of information as possible,” Hanna said. Hanna said data given to him by the Illinois Department of Corrections for the study last year did not allow him to accurately compare the economic effects of closing Pontiac and fully opening Thomson. “It wasn’t oranges to oranges,” Hanna said. “The comparison is not real.” Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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