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| The State Budget 2013; State Facilities Including Singer Center and Dept. Corrections on the Chopping Block |
| By wifr.com |
| Published: 02/23/2012 |
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The other major part of Quinn’s budget involves closing a number of departments of corrections facilities. We have details on which cuts could threaten safety in the Stateline. In addition to shutting down two prisons, Governor Quinn wants close six of the state's seven halfway houses, shut down Pecatonica's 911 Center, and to close the forensic lab in Carbondale--all of which might impact us here. The telecommunications center in Pecatonica is slated to be closed 911 calls would instead be routed through Sterling. If the state's forensic lab in Carbondale closes you can expect a longer wait for crimes to be solved. If Quinn shuts down nearly all of the adult transition centers in the state those prisoners will have to go somewhere and they will likely be released. John Maki said, "These are typically low level non-violent offenders. and they're people who don't necessarily make the best decisions so they need a little help. It's in our interest to provide that help because if we don't provide it they're more likely to go back to prison." Prisoners in the closing prisons will be sent to other facilities which won't solve the state's severe overcrowding problem. Illinois prisons are already filled beyond capacity and this causes serious safety concerns. Rockford only has one prisoner re-entry program which is designed to help people who have just been released from prison get used to life on the outside. If people are sent here they will have at least one place to go for resources. Read More. |
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