Tag: prison emergency
-
Private prisons & Trump
Anybody who looks at the performance of private prisons can see that they end up costing us more, harm more people, fail to rehabilitate, and should not be used. “…Sally Yates, then the deputy attorney general, said in a memo that research had found private prisons “simply do not provide the same level of correctional…
-
Prisoners Efforts Big Part of Midwest Flood Prevention!
Inmates from an IL prison load sandbags onto a truck Sunday, May 1, 2011, View 200 other photos from Midwest flood prevention efforts here. Inmates Help With Flood Relief Efforts “Our staff, facilities and the inmate work crews have been out on the front lines doing clean up and protecting communities from flood waters,” said…
-
Prison officials silent about Pontiac incident
By Michele Steinbacher PONTIAC — State prison officials remained quiet Friday about why a hazardous-materials team from Bloomington was called to Pontiac Correctional Center. “It’s an ongoing investigation,” said Sharyn Elman, a Chicago-based Illinois Department of Corrections spokeswoman. She declined further comment other than reiterating what she’d said Thursday, including that no one was injured…