Overcrowded Illinois County Jails Struggle With Finances
An Associated Press report by James Litke details crowded, underfunded, and understaffed county jails across Illinois. It profiles inmates like Sterling Campbell and Robert Wardwell, highlighting the system’s reliance on short sentences, aging facilities, and limited rehabilitation as budget constraints bite and safety concerns rise.
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James Litke
Associated Press
Sterling Campbell
Alfonso White
Campbell
White
Cook County
Wardwell
Menard Correctional Center
Illinois AP
Aging Jail Described as Inadequately Run and Dangerous
The Ma con County Jail is depicted as understaffed and unsafe with guards and inmates alike feeling exposed to risk. Officials warn that suicide risk is high if inmates resort to drastic measures, and experts say the facility is the most poorly managed public institution in the state.
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John Wrigley
Macon County
David Fogel
Center For Research In Criminal
Artificial blood enables five Jehovahs Witnesses to survive surgery
New York AP reports artificial blood tested on humans in the United States allowed five Jehovahs Witnesses who refused blood transfusions for religious reasons to stay alive during surgery. Dr. Kevin Tremper of UCLA describes Fluosol as a temporary emergency oxygen carrier made from perfluorodecalin, not a replacement for blood.
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New York
Kevin Tremper
University of California At
Los Angeles
Tremper
American Society of Anesthesiologists
New Orleans
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Stephen Gould
University of Chicago
American College of Surgeons
San Francisco
Budget bump makes him highest paid federal clerk
AP reports Dr. Franklin Streitfeld, once a Railroad Retirement Board physician, is now a federal clerk earning $50,000 a year. He calls the move a result of Reagan era spending cuts and civil service mandating a comparable salary for a two year clerical posting. He quips he has been railroaded into a clerical job and remains the government’s highest paid clerk.
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Chicago
Franklin Streitfeld
Streitfeld
Railroad Retirement Board
Streitfield
Reagan
Civil Service
Bureau of Unemployment and Sickness Insurance
Rail Holdup Near Chester Aims for Missouri Gold
A blue panel truck stalled on Illinois 3 near Chester preceded a train crew holdup on a Missouri Pacific coal train. A masked gunman boarded the eastbound train at the Marys River Bridge, stole 530 in cash and crew belongings, then fled with an accomplice in a blue van north toward Chester. Police hunted for the vehicle with no license data.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisa
Illinois 3
Chester
Missouri-Pacific
Mary’s River Bridge
Randolph County
Ronald D. Menzel
Belleville
Richard E. Parnell
Cahokia
Randolph
Iowa inmates seize six guards at Fort Madison
About 15 knife wielding inmates overpowered six guards at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison and held them hostage for two hours before releasing them. Governor spokesman John McCarroll reported one injury with few details.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Iowa State Penitentiary
John McCarroll
Robert Ray
McCarroll
Weather outlook: fair tonight and warm stretch ahead
The National Weather Service forecasts fair weather tonight with the low in the lower 40s. Tuesday, mostly sunny and warmer with the highs in the lower 70s. Chance of showers Wednesday with lows in the low 60s to mid 70s. Cloudy and cooler Thursday. Fair and cool Friday with lows in the mid 30s and highs in the mid 50s.
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National Weather Service
New Era Trailer Park tenants help each other as closing nears
Park owner Quent in Parrish plans October 22 eviction but aids tenants in finding new homes and allows some to stay in trailers at another location. Tenants repair trailers, replace windows, and share resources as the park loses its license for health and safety issues and lacks city fire protection due to unpaid fire department fees.
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Quentin Parrish
Parrish
Tem
Wanda Landry
Ms. Landry
Billy Poe
Poe
Murphysboro Fire Department
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Robert Wardwell
Illinois
California
du Quoin
Perry County
Task Force
Jack Fields
Madison County
Carbondale
Lewis School
Niki Koerber
Bob and
Carol Koerber
Carbon
Dale
Ann Landers
Trailer Court
H. B. Koplowitz
Murphysboro
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