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| Hynes continues to skewer Quinn on prison releases |
| By chicagocurrent.com |
| Published: 01/12/2010 |
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Calling an early release program for state prisoners "a case study in bad judgment," Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Hynes continued to press Gov. Pat Quinn for explanations yesterday. During a press conference at his campaign headquarters in Chicago, Hynes released new figures on crimes committed by inmates released early. He called the state's publication of a "scrambled list" of released inmates a "breach of responsibility." "This information, I think, tells a horrible story about a program that was mismanaged," Hynes said. "There are consequences to Gov. Quinn's bad judgment." Elizabeth Austin, Quinn's campaign spokeswoman, referred questions to the Illinois Department of Corrections. A spokeswoman at the department, Januari Smith, was not immediately available. The list of inmates includes the names and identification numbers for 1,718 state prisoners released early under a controversial "meritorious good time" program. The names on the list are not in alphabetical order, and information about the inmates is available separately on the D.O.C. Web site. Details about the inmates include criminal histories, time served and original sentence lengths. Read More. |
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