Tag: IL Governor Pat Quinn
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IL Governor Pat Quinn finally motivated to implement new sentence credits and early release to resolve prison overcrowding in face of public criticism?
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 credits as a way to reduce overcrowding. Yet, when Quinn first said this yesterday, an IDOC spokesperson indicated it had no firm timeline for implementation…
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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 conditions! What’s next? Storm damage forces inmate transfer from Dixon “…SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Storm damage forced the transfer of dozens of maximum-security, mentally ill…
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Quinn Tells Legislators he Wants to Use Prison Money to Save Children; so Stop Complaining!
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 to DCFS. Quinn to cut prison funding in hopes of helping DCFS Quinn has angered a lot of…
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Quinn Signs SB 2621 into Law Today! Effective Immediately, it will still take time to implement!
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; Continue to Manage Prison Population and Encourage Positive Behavior CHICAGO – June 22, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today signed several new laws…
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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 close as many of the 59 state facilities he early this year announced plans to close as he…
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IL State Facility closures adverted for now by IL legislature, but it is all up to Quinn in the end!
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 Pantagraph article below summarizes the situation: Budget keeps facilities open, but layoffs come anyway “…The layoffs come as lawmakers gave Quinn…
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IL Legislature Today Approves possible IDOC Early Release Program, SB 2621, and Sentence Credits!
It’s official! As anticipated, the IL House has now passed Senate Bill 2621, by a vote of 68 -50, authorizing the Department of Corrections to issue sentence credits which can lead to the early release for inmates eligible under the terms of the bill. The bill will now head to Governor Pat Quinn for possible…
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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 system, Gov. Pat Quinn stuck his head in the sand as Illinois’ prison population reached an all-time…
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IL Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability recommendations on Governor Quinn’s proposed facility closures!
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 justified in closing. The position taken by the CGFA is conservative and so, most of it’s recommendations are not likely to be high regarded by Quinn who…