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| State officials mum on youth prison report |
| By dailyherald.com |
| Published: 10/21/2009 |
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Gov. Pat Quinn continued to avoid questions Tuesday about a report detailing safety, sanitation and maintenance problems at a St. Charles youth prison. The governor's office referred all questions related to the John Howard Association's report on the "appalling" conditions at the Illinois Youth Center to the Department of Juvenile Justice, which released only a brief statement. "The facility at St. Charles has some infrastructure issues that must be addressed," the statement read. "In fact, last week we submitted a funding request to the Capital Development Board for improvements. While we recognize physical deficiencies at the aging facility, the conditions don't pose an immediate risk to youth." Department spokeswoman Januari Smith said there would be no further comment at this time on the report, which detailed how inmates at the state's largest juvenile corrections facility are under-supervised and living in substandard conditions that make it easy to hurt themselves or others. Read More. |
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