Quinn said Thursday that he wants to close the Logan Correctional
Center in Lincoln. Quinn said budget cuts made by lawmakers leave
him no choice but to close the prison and six other state
institutions across Illinois.
If he succeeds, Logan's 1,970 prisoners would have to be transferred
elsewhere.
The state's medium-security and high-minimum-security prisons
already house 74 percent more inmates than they were designed for.
Taking Logan out of the picture would boost that to 90 percent above
capacity -- 23,000 people living in prisons meant for 12,000.
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