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Federal judge orders evacuation of 100-year-old Illinois prison due to its dilapidated condition


Federal judge orders evacuation of 100-year-old Illinois prison due to its dilapidated condition

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – A federal judge ruled that the state of Illinois must relocate most of the inmates at its 100-year-old prison in less than two months due to dilapidated conditions. The Illinois Department of Corrections said U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood’s order Friday to vacate the Stateville Correctional Center is consistent with its […]