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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 2012
Page
1
Advocates of closing Illinois Tamms Correctional Center held a Chicago news conference supporting Gov. Pat Quinns plan to mothball the states lone supermax. The rally stressed the need to close Tamms and other state facilities, signaling court influence over the closure effort.
Lawyers wrapped up testimony Wednesday in an evidentiary hearing to halt the closure of state facilities including Tamms Correctional Center and Illinois Youth Center Murphysboro. AFSCME Council 31 seeks an injunction to stop Gov. Quinn's plan amid Illinois' finances as state witnesses conclude their testimony.
Kristina R. Martin, 39, was sentenced in Jackson County for harassing witnesses against her ex-husband, former Gallatin County Sheriff Raymond Martin. She received 180 days in jail, a $25,000 fine plus costs, four years of supervised release, and 250 hours of community service, with credit for time served.
Brig. Gen. Johnny R. Miller Assistant Adjutant General Illinois National Guard praises returning soldiers. Capt. Martin R. Massey Commander 661st Engineer Co underscores heroism and national unity in closing remarks.
About 130 soldiers from the Sparta based 661st Engineer Co. returned home after serving nearly a year in Afghanistan. The homecoming drew cheering crowds, waving flags, and welcome home signs as the unit arrived Wednesday. See 661st on page 3A.
A Paul Simon Public Policy Institute poll finds six in ten registered voters believe Illinois state government is more corrupt than others. About 58 percent view Illinois as more corrupt, 37 percent see other states as equally corrupt, and 2 percent see Illinois as less corrupt. See full poll data at The Southern.
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