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Employees rally against potential Stateville Correctional Center closure

By FOX 32 News
Published  August 29, 2024 4:49pm CDT
Crest Hill
FOX 32 Chicago

Employees rally against potential Stateville Correctional Center closure

Prison employees are protesting over fears of job losses and the potential shutdown of the Stateville Correctional Center.

The Brief 

    • Prison employees are protesting the potential closure of the Stateville Correctional Center.
    • The Illinois Department of Corrections plans to shut down Stateville for three to five years to build a new facility on the same site.
    • Union leaders argue the proposed closure has caused chaos in the prison system.

CREST HILL, Ill. - Prison employees are protesting over fears of job losses and the potential shutdown of the Stateville Correctional Center.

A rally is taking place in Crest Hill, where union leaders claim the proposal to close the prison has thrown the system into chaos.

The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) plans to close Stateville for three to five years to build a new facility on the same site. 

Staff members said they are already distressed by the transfer of inmates to facilities as far as 300 miles away.

Union leaders said the threat of closure has disrupted the prison system.

The Source 

  • FOX 32 Chicago received information from the union of the Statesville employees – the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).