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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 2012
Page
1
Gov. Pat Quinn proposes closing Tamms Correctional Center in Alexander County. Maximum security inmates move to Pontiac and minimum security prisoners to Vienna. Region faces 293 job losses but state saves 21.6 million in 2013 and 26.6 million in 2014.
Murphysboro mayor Ron Williams voices disappointment though not surprised as Gov. Pat Quinn places Illinois Youth Center Murphysboro back on the chopping block for next year. The budget address confirms planned closure, reversing a bipartisan panel's recommendation. Ninety-one employees face layoff at IYC Murphysboro.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn warns Medicaid near collapse and retirement funds broken, offers no concrete fixes. He calls for committees to study the issues and presents a plan to close 14 major state facilities including two prisons, plus consolidations across the state. He says closures will affect all regions as lawmakers listen in a joint session.
State leaders react to a governor's budget proposal targeting two facilities in Carbondale. Video coverage features state Sen. Gary Forby and state Rep. Mike Best as the speech, under 30 minutes, prompts discussion on small increases in education funding and adding staff for aging veterans homes.
Pinckneyville Police Chief confirms officer Jamie Benbrook was suspended for one day, placed on six months probation, and ordered to attend field sobriety detection class after a Nov. 24 crash involving Nolan Kellerman, a Pinckneyville Community High School teacher. Benbrook did not perform a field sobriety test and instead called Nolan’s brother, Nathan Kellerman, to retrieve him.
Dennis Hahn Jr., 37, was released from jail after no formal charges were filed in connection with the Monday shooting of his father near Royalton. Hahn had been held on a preliminary charge of aggravated battery with a weapon.
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