Burglary penalties rise while gun debate swirls
The Illinois House advanced a bill to raise home burglary penalties from seven to fifteen years and bar probation for first offenders. Critics question deterrence as crowded prisons and harsher sentences may not stop crime. Debates touch on gun control, local ordinances, and the broader efficacy of the American correctional system amid rising handgun sales and evolving federal regulation.
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House
Irv Smith
Springfield
Len
Correc
Convic
American “Correctional
Napa
Illinois House
Illinois
Matt Dillon
Dodge City
U.S
Morton Grove
Chicago
Sringfield
Parment
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
C. Edward Rowe
Hank Richardson
Firearms Bureau
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Peter W. Rodino Jr
D-N.j
Bureau
Burglary detection devices ride growth wave says Times
The New York Times reports burglary detection and monitoring as a growing industry driven by 3.3 million 1979 burglaries a 6.3 percent rise. Detection Systems Inc. uses ultrasonic infrared and beam methods sold to 700 of 5000 US alarm firms while Universal Security Instruments markets DIY radio wave detectors to retailers. Industry analyst Baker notes rapid demand for installers and sharper hardware. Napco and Electro-Protective are key players alongside Detection Systems and Universal Security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Metz
New York Times
Detection Systems Inc
Detection Systems
United States
Universal Security Instruments Inc
J.C. Penney
Tandy
Macy’s
Broadway-Hale
Stanley A. Baker
Colin Hockstin & Co
Universal Security Instruments
Baker
Electro-Protective Corporation of America
Napco Security Systems Inc
Electro-Protective
Napco
Balter
Prison overcrowding and the push for new jails
Editorial notes that prison population growth and overcrowding strain cells nationwide. Citing the June Supreme Court ruling allowing double occupancy in Lucasville, the piece cites Abt Associates and Corrections Magazine data, cites Attica and New Mexico as past violent outbreaks, and discusses public resistance in Oregon, Michigan, Ohio, and Rhode Island to funding new facilities.
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Richard L. Worsnop
Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Supreme
Southern Ohio
Lucasville
Anthony Travisono
American Correctional Association
Attica
N.Y
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Corrections Magazine
National Institute of Justice
ABT Associates Inc
Cambridge
Mass
Oregon
Michigan
Ohio
Rhode Island
Watt office closings defang federal surface mining regulation
Illinois South Project protests Interior Secretary Watt plan to reorganize the Office of Surface Mining by eliminating five regional offices. The letter argues centralization reduces regional knowledge and enforcement ability, raises costs, and weakens federal and state oversight of coal and mining interests.
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Southern Illinoisan
Interior
James Watt
Federal
Office of Surface
Federal Surface Mining Agency
Illinois South Project
Watt
Wun
Dcter Mining
Washington
House Subcommittee On Civil Service
Agen
OSM
Congress
Office of Surface Mining
Charles Sheketoff
Illinois
South
Herrin
Urge Carbondale Residents to Report Daylight Street Lights
The notice asks Carbondale residents to call Central Illinois Public Service at 457-4158 to report street lights that stay on during the day. It emphasizes conserving energy since everyone pays the electric bill and urges prompt reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Iindisan
Carbondale
Central Illinois Public Service
Electric Company
Handicapped groups urge preservation of education mandates
Paulette Aronson and Beth Pascouci of Parents and Friends of Children with Special Needs in Carbondale urge opposition to federal and state budget cuts and block grants that would reduce services for handicapped students. They thank The Southern Illinoisan for June 8 coverage and provide contacts 457-5434 and 893-2882 for more information.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Authority
Parents and Friends of
Illinois
Paulette Aronson
Beth Pascouci
Secre
Carbondale
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Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute
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Reagan
New England
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Smith & Wesson
Sturm Ruger
Colt Industries
R.G. Industries
Miami
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NEA, Inc
Hak
Tom Gregory
Mississippi Department of Corrections
Wash
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