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Illinois Residents Fight to Keep Prison Open
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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich proposed a plan to close its Pontiac Correctional Center, which employs 570 people. Prison officials said that over the next two years, $8.5 million could be saved if it’s closed.
Blagojevich says that by closing the center he will be able to make up for the $700 million deficit in the town budget. However, many opponents believe that closing the center will cause more harm than good.
The center is a 137 year-old landmark in the town, and many people believe that closing the center would hurt roughly 12,000 people. The center is the second-largest employer in the town, and closing it would cause lost revenues for the city and other businesses.
One study shows that $50 million will be lost per year if the center is closed. Mayor Scott McCoy believes that by taking these jobs away the town will also be taking many other jobs away because those employees will have to relocate. This will cause them to take their spouses with them, who are teachers, nurses, and other professionals.
Besides making up for the budget deficit, they said they need the money to go towards a prison that is 150 miles away in Thomson. The Thomson prison was built in 2001 but is not being utilized because the state says they can’t afford it.
Many residents in this community oppose the plan and are doing anything it takes to make sure it is not followed through. Residents rallied in the streets wearing blue-and-white shirts and carrying signs saying “Save Our Prisons.”
If the plans go through, the 137 year-old Pontiac Correctional Center would close in January.
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