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AFSCME IDOC Graham Correctional Center

East Central Illinois Region

AFSCME contests IDOC conclusion on Graham emergency

Graham Correctional in Hillsboro was on high alert after 18 correctional officers were sent to area hospitals

HILLSBORO -- A statement from the Illinois Department of Corrections last week concluded that substances discovered at Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro tested as nasal spray and baby powder. First responders would respond at Graham Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 18 for "overdose-like symptoms." Area agencies began providing extra doses of Narcan, a medicine known for the quick treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose. The incident sent 18 correctional officers to four different area hospitals. The officers would receive emergency […]

todayJanuary 23, 2023 41

Illinois Department of Corrections IDOC Rob Jeffreys Vandalia

East Central Illinois Region

Vandalia Correctional safe from staffing cuts

VANDALIA -- Vandalia city leadership can breathe a sigh of relief upon the release of a "memorandum" Wednesday from the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). The memo told staff of the IDOC facility at Vandalia Correctional Center that their jobs will remain intact as the site will no longer be closed and consolidated. The memo comes amidst potential rumors and fear about the fate of the prison. IDOC told lawmakers as early as February that they had plans to downsize […]

todayJuly 14, 2022 5

Illinois Department of Corrections IDOC Rob Jeffreys

Capitol News Illinois

IDOC makes plan to close units at Vandalia, Pontiac prisons

Maintenance costs, fewer inmates precipitate reductions

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) is making plans to downsize—plans that a major public employee union claims have not been shared with its members. With the inmate population dwindling to 28,000 and mounting maintenance bills on prison buildings at correctional centers across the state, IDOC developed a plan which may include significant downsizing at the Vandalia and Pontiac correctional centers. “These facilities are referenced due to current operational needs,” IDOC chief of staff Camille […]

todayFebruary 16, 2022 7

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