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Jackson County eyes 6.5 million jail referendum with tax impact
Jackson County considers a 6.5 million jail proposal tied to a ten year note raising property taxes by about 50.6 cents per 100 dollars of assessed value. Proponents cite space shortages and safety, while opponents urge renovating the current jail. The plan features a two story building with four cell towers, room for 50 men and 10 women, plus support areas, recreation space, and future expansion potential near the Murphysboro court house.
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Ann Schottman Enol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Illinois Department of Corrections
Murphysboro
Powers
American Correctional Association
Don White
Robert Edwards
Mary Nell Chew
Robert Crim
Douglas Eriksen
Joan Holcomb
Larry Lipe
William Shufflesarger
Eugene Dybvig
Donald Meltzer
Mae Nelson
Natalie Trimble
Richard E. Richman
Eugene Chambers
Tress Pierson
Irvin Phoenix
Chambers
Pierson
Phoenix