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IL Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability recommendations on...
No real surprise here today. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability released it’s recommendations this morning about which state facilities it believes that Governor Pat Quinn is...
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Early Release to clear IL legislature! Will it clear Governor Pat Quinn???
State of the state Gov. Quinn takes a pass on early prison release plan by Jamey Dunn Instead of using what arguably was the biggest scandal during his time in office as a chance to reform a broken...
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IL State Facility closures adverted for now by IL legislature, but it is all...
The IL legislature is sending IL Governor Pat Quinn a 2012 budget which includes funding to continue operation of all the facilities which Quinn proposed closing in order to save the State money. The...
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Quinn Plowing Forward to Close Tamms, Dwight, & Other State Facilities!
As we anticipated, Quinn is not listening to the input of others when it comes to his plan to trim state government in IL. Despite widespread pain and outrage, it looks like Quinn is moving forward to...
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Quinn Signs SB 2621 into Law Today! Effective Immediately, it will still take...
Full Text of Press Release from State of IL, Governor Pat Quinn’s Office website Governor Quinn Signs Laws to Improve Public Safety and Criminal Justice in Illinois New Laws Will Crack Down on Crime;...
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Quinn Tells Legislators he Wants to Use Prison Money to Save Children; so...
The IL Senate sent the official budget bills to Governor Pat Quinn yesterday, and Quinn is now announcing that he want to going to go ahead and move money from the IL corrections budget to avoid cuts...
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“…state’s dangerously overcrowded prisons have no margin for error.”
Governor Pat Quinn just signed the State budget cuts and still plans to close prisons despite IDOC inmate overcrowding, poor prison conditions and now natural disaster strikes due to weather...
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Governor Pat Quinn tries to hide behind BS!
In our opinion, Quinn repeatedly shows that he is a hypocrite who is unconcerned about the physical welfare of his constituents despite his constant rhetoric to the contrary. Governor Quinn already,...
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The Big Question About IL Early Release
A lot of people are visiting the website daily wondering if and when something will be posted saying that IDOC is beginning to release inmates from their sentences early by awarding them up to six...
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IL Governor Pat Quinn finally motivated to implement new sentence credits and...
Governor Pat Quinn is beginning to face serious criticism for inaction regarding prison overcrowding and prison violence is escalating. So, Quinn is now claiming IDOC is implementing the new sentence...
View ArticleScourge of Private Prisons
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View ArticleJohn Horton of Rockford free after more than 2 decades in prison
ROCKFORD — “It’s breathtaking. Oh my goodness,” a Rockford man said after emerging from the Winnebago County Jail into the sunshine this afternoon after more than 23 years behind bars for a murder he...
View ArticleArticle: Losing a Son in the New York State Prisons
No one should have to die just because one is sent away to prison. Yet, the story below is not new. Not everyone can withstand the mental and physical pressures of imprisonment especially when they...
View ArticleThe Prison and Jail Theat in IL is SERIOUS and REAL!
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View ArticleCook County Jail Attack Shows why Jails Aren’t Safe During Covid-19
While Covid-19 strikes jails and prisons, there is NO way authorities will be able to maintain sufficient staffing over time. Vulnerabilities and incidents such as this will continue as long as the...
View ArticleCook County Jail Inmates on the Inside Starting to Agitate. What Will Happen...
As one Public Defender says in the article below, things have to be pretty bad inside the County County Jail for inmates to rally together. Supporters have demonstrated outside the and the jail is...
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