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State Representative Bill Black Speaks Up On State Prisons

Updated: January 7, 2009
The labor union represtenting Illinois prison guards says overcrowded jails and staff shortages is a bad mix that can lead to inmate violence. The state cut 1800 jobs in the Department of Corrections since 2001. And now, the union is pushing lawmakers for

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