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| Ill. prison officials' parole explanations vary |
| By muscatinejournal.com - AP |
| Published: 03/02/2012 |
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's budget plan calls for decreasing spending on parolee monitoring, and budget documents indicate fewer jobs. Department of Corrections officials say it's a "reorganization" to focus on more dangerous parolees and to rely on electronic monitoring and other technology to keep track of less risky ex-convicts. Based on budget numbers, The Associated Press calculated that 148 parole-office jobs would be eliminated. When asked about its plans, the department gave varying answers: _Feb. 27: "It is not a reduction in parole headcount. It is not the governor's intention to reduce parole staff." Read More. |
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