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Petka and Daley propose four point prison expansion plan
Will county State's Attorney Edward Petka and Cook county State's Attorney Richard M. Daley unveil the Emergency Prison Expansion Act of 1984 to address Illinois prison overcrowding without reinstating early release. The bill calls for double-celling, budget shifts, rapid bed expansion, and a new legislative committee with a plan due by March 1, 1984 and analysis by November for capacity through 1986.
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