Category: IDOC
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Stateville prison Medical Director was “walking (medical) malpraction action”
Judge slams ‘callous conduct’ of doctor at Stateville prison The article says that Parthasarathi Ghosh no longer tends to prisoners at the Stateville prison, but this is not clear from an internet look-up on his name. He is only listed online in association with Stateville. The judge’s ruling not only points out the medical non-treatment…
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First Indication that Quinn & State of IL resolve to Address State Prison Overcrowding & Release of Prisoners
May 31, 2012, State Legislature passes new law paving way for Early Release programs! Read latest at http://richardwanke.com We previously advised readers that any return of the Meritorious Good Time Credit (MGT) which IL Governor Pat Quinn suspended in December 2009, or a new program for the early release of IL inmates would first be…
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Who says inmates aren’t worth listening to?
The problems in IL prisons are prompting a number of inmates to submit “letters to the editor” in order to let the public know what the situation is inside the Illinois Department of Corrections and to suggest ways for the State of IL to solve a few problems. We ran across two inmate letters written…
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As Expected: IL State Facility Shut-downs Averted!!!
Well, the IL General Assembly Fall Veto Session is finally over! IL legislators tonight completed Governor Pat Quinn’s job and by reallocating the money in the IL current state budget they worked out a deal to avoid Quinn’s threatened shut-down for seven state facilities and the proposed lay-offs of over 1900 state employees. They also…
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IL Budget News: STATE FACILITY CLOSURES & LAYOFFS May Be Avoided!
New plan forms to keep state facilities open, for now November 10, 2011 Illinois lawmakers reject Quinn’s closure plans The formal IL Fall Veto Session has ended. There will be another session extension on November 29, 2011, for consideration of other major issues still outstanding, but Quinn and legislators appear to be avoiding closing the…
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First day of the end of IL Legislative Veto Session
IL legislators have begun tackling several major issues in this first day of the end of the regular fall veto session. They have such a long list to get through that some legislators are already discussion an extension of this veto session later this month. Whether that will happen depends on how much momentum they…
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If IL does not do this now, then when will it do so?
Illinois is one of the states with the most convictions being overturned because individuals are found to be wrongfully convicted. With IL prisons filled to the max and state prosecutors still pushing to incarcerate even low-level offenders, there are no protections in place to ensure that individuals are not wrongfully convicted. There are only a…
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Mental Illiness & prison overcrowding: the two do not mix well…
All of us know someone who is mentally ill in some way or another. Fact is, most of our own personality “quirks” contain some echo of behavior which is a symptom of mental illness. When it is our behavior, our “quirks” we manage to rationalize and excuse it. When we are accosted on the street…
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IL Prisontalk finally posts realistic message to members about MGT
Illinois prisontalk (IPT) is critical of anyone spreading rumors about when Meritorious Good Time (MGT) credit is likely to return for IL prisoners. IPT doesn’t want to create false expectations among IL inmates and their families. This past Spring session, however, IPT online forum leaders succumbed to temptation and disregarded IPT’s own goal. IPT engaged…
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No Action On IDOC Meritorious Good Time, (MGT) Expected in 2011!
May 31, 2012, State Legislature passes new law paving way for Early Release programs! Read latest at http://richardwanke.com Forget about the IL Fall Veto Session beginning October 25, 2011. The veto session is going to be consumed by budget issues. No decisions made will resolve the horrible prison over-crowding in Illinois. If Meritorious Good Time…