Related topics PrisonovercrowdingcorrectionsIllinois Advertisement On July 19, an email written by a Department of Corrections administrator was sent to 10 southern Illinois prison wardens, telling them to "please ensure we conduct a mass shakedown on a shift of your choosing. We want to shake down staff leaving the facility," with the word "leaving" underlined in bold letters, The Associated Press reported. The memo obtained by The Associated Press is from Ty Bates, the department's southern region deputy director. Dated July 19 at 11:18 a.m., the memo was sent less than 20 minutes after a hearing started at the state Capitol, where a dozen workers testified at a public forum about prison...
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