Calling it an “ill-advised and devastating decision,” the Illinois Department of Corrections informed area officials that Logan Correctional Center will be moving to Stateville.
“Let’s be clear, this is the wrong move for the correctional system, for the staff of the facility, for our communities and for those who reside at Logan,” State Sen. Sally Turner, R-Beason, Illinois Rep. Bill Hauter, R-Morton, Logan County Board Chair James R Glenn, and Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch said in a joint statement June 5.
“Illinois should be investing in much needed repairs and upgrades to Logan, so that it can best serve its role to rehabilitate people to become productive members of society. Moving the facility will do nothing to improve outcomes for those who are incarcerated there, it will absolutely devastate our local communities, and it will force staff to choose between uprooting their families from their homes or going on unemployment.
“This is one more in a devastating series of blows to hit our community in recent years. We believe in the strength and determination of the people of Logan County and we will continue to fight this decision.”
The multi-level security for women opened in 1978. According to IDOC, its operational capacity is 1,397 with a current population of 1,034.
Stateville is located in Crest Hill, Illinois.
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