Tag: Illinois Department of corrections
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Cook County Jail Inmates on the Inside Starting to Agitate. What Will Happen in IL Prisons?
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 under some court scrutiny but a lot more has to happen to cause the Federal court to order more jail releases.…
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Cook 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 jail keeps holding on to everyone instead of letting the non-violent out so there is enough staffing to keep violent inmates in order.…
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The Prison and Jail Theat in IL is SERIOUS and REAL!
https://abc7chicago.com/video/embed/?pid=6064300
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Article: 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 are treated little better than warehoused cattle. We routinely see PETA and other animal rights group advertisements in print…
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John 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 and his supporters maintain he didn’t commit.John Horton Jr., 40, was convicted of the 1993 murder of Arthur Castaneda in Rockford.…
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Scourge of Private Prisons
https://www.aclu.org/issues/mass-incarceration/privatization-criminal-justice/private-prisons
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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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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 months of discretionary sentence credits. The internet is awash with individual rumors from inmates and prison staff throughout the state…
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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…