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| Shuttered prison now filled with 2,200 metal filing cabinets |
| By nwitimes.com- Kurt Erickson Lee |
| Published: 08/11/2014 |
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In one of the more curious moves of his administration, Gov. Pat Quinn addressed budget problems within the horrendously overcrowded state prison system by... closing two prisons. At a time when space within the sprawling Illinois Department of Corrections was at a premium — some inmates were living in bunk-filled gymnasiums — the Democrat from Chicago pressed forward with his 2012 plan, saying it would save tens of millions of dollars. Shuttered were the prisons in Dwight and Tamms. Inmates and workers were transferred to other facilities, while residents of the two communities were left with a daily barbed-wire reminder of how the actions of one man in power can affect the lives of thousands. Read More. |
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