The state of Illinois will tear down and reconstruct Stateville Correctional Center in Will County, as well as Logan Correctional Center in downstate Lincoln,…
The state of Illinois will tear down and reconstruct Stateville Correctional Center in Will County, as well as Logan Correctional Center in downstate Lincoln, under a $900 million capital funding plan publicized on Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
However, it's unclear where the new Logan Correctional Center will be built. As of Friday, the status was"still in the interim" as the location had yet to be finalized. The timeline for its rebuild is also estimated at three to five years, according to Pritzker's office. Chicago-area funeral home sued after family alleges another corpse was dressed in loved one's clothing
The John Howard Association, meanwhile, said Pritzker's announcement"recognized that these prisons are decrepit, unsafe, and inhumane."
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