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| Budget cuts won’t work if they aren’t researched |
| By pantagraph.com - Editorial Board |
| Published: 07/25/2012 |
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IL -- It appears likely Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to close several state facilities, if he succeeds, will run into some logistical issues. For example, it was recently reported that closing Dwight Correctional Center also will end that institution’s sewing operation. The prison produces tens of thousands of blue shirts and blue pants each year for Illinois prisoners. Department of Corrections officials say those operations will be absorbed by other sewing operations in the system, including Decatur Correctional Center. But there’s skepticism the other facilities will be able to keep up. Over the weekend, it was revealed by Kurt Erickson, The Pantagraph’s Springfield Bureau chief, that DOC has plans to move some prisoners from the soon-to-be-closed Tamms super-maximum facility to other states. Officials said such prisoner exchanges are common and don’t cost the state any additional money because Illinois also houses prisoners for other states. Others have complained that closing Tamms and transferring some of its dangerous prisoners to other facilities will make all prisons more dangerous for employees and inmates. Whether those concerns are justified remain to be seen. But the impression that the governor is closing facilities without carefully examining all of the ramifications has merit. Read More. |
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