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Illinois prison population surges to record high. Illinois prison population surges to record high.

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"Even if the state legislature doesn't act, the governor has options, said Malcolm Young, a Northwestern University Law School professor and corrections expert. He could lift his suspension of the original Meritorious Good Time program, allowing prison officials the flexibility to again reduce the prison sentences of nonviolent offenders by up to 180 days each, Young said. But he acknowledges that's unlikely, based on Quinn's response to the election-year rhetoric about the dangers of early release." Illinois prison population surges to record high Illinois prison population surges to record high By Andy Grimm, Tribune reporter November 22, 2010 (For graphs of increase in prisoners in the state and in selected prisons go to: http://www.chicagotribune...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on November 23, 2010 (boomark / email).