Illinois Supermax Prison

Gov. Quinn's Proposal to Close Tamms Supermax Prison Got It Right

Locke Bowman | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Governor Pat Quinn, Wrongful Conviction, Supermax Prison, Illinois Supermax Prison, Prison, Tamms Correctional Center, Darrell Cannon, Chicago News
Locke Bowman

For those of us who've seen Tamms at close range, it was a welcome surprise to learn that Governor Pat Quinn proposes shuttering the prison.

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Scrutiny Promised For Illinois' Supermax Prison

AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Randle, Illinois Prisons, Supermax Prison, Illinois Supermax Prison, Tamms Correctional Center, Brandon Phelps, Chicago News

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Tamms Correctional Center's first warden made no apologies for christening the tough southwest Illinois prison a home for a "very un...

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