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State prisoners help remove tornado debris in Diamond
By southtownstar.suntimes.com - Frank Vaisvilas
Published: 12/11/2013

Michigan - DIAMOND — Inmates didn’t seem to mind the bone-chilling cold Tuesday as they helped remove tons of debris left behind from the violent tornado that tore through the village of Diamond last month.

And, likewise, local officials didn’t mind the help from the Illinois Department of Corrections, which sent more than a dozen inmates from Statesville, Sheridan and Pontiac prisons to help.

“I think it’s phenomenal the Department of Corrections is out here,” said Diamond Mayor Teresa Kernc. “I did not know we could do this.”

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