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Prison closures get green light
By thesouthern.com - Kurt Erickson
Published: 12/20/2012

SPRINGFIELD — A Southern Illinois judge lifted an injunction Wednesday that had been stopping Gov. Pat Quinn from shuttering prison facilities in Tamms, Dwight, Murphysboro, Decatur and Carbondale, but the union opposing the move vowed to continue its legal battle.

Alexander County Associate Circuit Judge Charles Cavaness dissolved his earlier order in compliance with a Dec. 12 Illinois Supreme Court ruling, paving the way for the governor to move forward with the budget-cutting closures in the coming weeks.

“The taxpayers of Illinois are the real winners today,” Quinn said in a prepared statement. “Our state is facing unprecedented financial pressures and closing these facilities is one part of the long-term solution.”

Aides offered no timetable Wednesday for when the transfer of inmates and staff might begin, but staff at Tamms suggested the movement of inmates there could begin within the next few days.

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