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Elections, Grassroots Efforts Reignite Tamms Debate

November 19, 2014 2353 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.

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Illinois Prisons See Spike in Overtime Pay

November 13, 2013November 15, 2013 2440 Views Bedbugs, Eastern U.S., Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren Regional Jail, Washington Corrections Center, Washington Corrections Center for Women, Washington State Penitentiary, Washington State Prison Crowding

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — According to a new report by the Associated Press, Illinois prison staff made approximately $62 million in overtime pay in the fiscal year ending in June 2013. Though prison officials say this number has already dropped by roughly 22 percent since July, the figure still marks a 34 percent increase over the previous year, and is the highest since 2007.

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Illinois Prisons See Spike in Overtime Pay

November 13, 2013 2089 Views Bedbugs, Eastern U.S., Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren Regional Jail, Washington Corrections Center, Washington Corrections Center for Women, Washington State Penitentiary, Washington State Prison Crowding

SPRINGFIELD — According to a new report by the Associated Press, Illinois prison staff made approximately $62 million in overtime pay in the fiscal year ending in June 2013. Though prison officials say this number has already dropped by roughly 22 percent since July, the figure still marks a 34 percent increase over the previous year, and is the highest since 2007.