Reno County Correctional Facility Archives

Elections, Grassroots Efforts Reignite Tamms Debate

November 19, 2014 2338 Views Eastern U.S., Gov. Gary R. Herbert, Kennebec County Jail, Oldcastle Modular, Reno County Correctional Facility, Sheriff Randy Henderson, Washington State Penitentiary

ALEXANDER COUNTY, Ill. — Several Illinois residents are actively working to reopen the shuttered Tamms Correctional Center, also referred to as Tamms Supermax, in Alexander County. The super maximum-security facility was closed in January 2013 by then Gov. Pat Quinn (D-Chicago) in an effort to trim costs.