The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — It’s no surprise what turns up in a review of the men locked up in Illinois’ notorious Tamms prison: These are not nice people.
Nearly two-thirds of them are murderers serving life sentences or terms of more than 50 years, according to an Associated Press analysis. Many hurt a lot of people in prison before being banished to Tamms, a “supermax” prison for the most dangerous of inmates, records show.
That raises questions for Gov. Pat Quinn, who has proposed closing the lockup in far southern Illinois to save money.
Can these inmates be moved safely to ordinary prisons? Will all inmates be more likely to strike out at guards or other prisoners if they don’t face the threat of Tamms?
Full story: Inmates committed horrible crimes, can they safely transfer to other prisons if Tamms closes?