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Update on Illinois’ Prison System Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee November, 2012

Update on Illinois’ Prison System Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee November, 2012. Growth in Prisoners. Current Illinois Prison Population: 47,551. California. Tamms. Typical Pod. Typical Cell. Typical Cell at Tamms. “Yard”. Visiting Cell.

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Update on Illinois’ Prison System Chicago Bar Association Legal Aid Committee November, 2012

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  1. Update on Illinois’ Prison SystemChicago Bar AssociationLegal Aid CommitteeNovember, 2012

  2. Growth in Prisoners

  3. Current Illinois Prison Population: 47,551

  4. California

  5. Tamms

  6. Typical Pod

  7. Typical Cell

  8. Typical Cell at Tamms

  9. “Yard”

  10. Visiting Cell

  11. The intense deprivation of human contact at Tamms exacts a toll on the psychological well-being of the inmates of the supermax prison. Westefer v. Snyder, 725 F. Supp. 2d 735 (July 20, 2010)

  12. March, 2012Gov. Announces Tamms Closing

  13. April 2, 2012COGFA Hearing In Southern Illinois

  14. AFSCME Demonstrations

  15. Counter Demonstrations

  16. August, 2012AFSCME Files Suit • Prisoners denied leave to intervene • TRO entered • Arbitration—must negotiate under contract • October—Trial held; Prelim. Inj. Issued • Late October –Arbitrator rules: State complied

  17. November, 2012Tamms Remains Open164 Men Hostage to Labor Negotiations

  18. Medical Care

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