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Thursday Jul 2 | Illinois Times

Private hell | Mentally ill Tamms inmate dies in solitary confinement

On June 8, Robert Foor filed a grievance with the Illinois Department of Corrections seeking a transfer out of Tamms Correctional Center and into a mental health prison, plus proper treatment and medication.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Chicago Indymedia

Rally Against Tribune Editorial Board: Help Tamms Year Ten Set the Record Straight

NEW DATE: The new date for the Rally is Wednesday July 8 at noon. This is will be a fantastic, kid-friendly event.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

KFVS12

State goes after those who illegally park in disabled spaces

The state of Illinois created a new way for you to turn in people who park illegally in parking spaces reserved for the disabled.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Southeast Missourian

Newell - 50 years

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Newell of Tamms will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house June 21 at First Baptist Church in Ullin, Ill.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

KZIM-AM Cape Girardeau

An Illinois man gets jail time for shoving and threatening an officer.

Yesterday Judge Gary Kamp sentenced 23-year-old Brandon Tyrel Jeffers of Tamms, Illinois to 30 days in jail for shoving and threatening an officer.

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Fri May 29, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Closing Gitmo won't repair U.S. image

President Obama maintains that closing the detainee detention center at Guantanamo Bay and transferring the terrorists to a supermax prison in the U.S. will clean up America's image in the world.

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Tue May 26, 2009

Chicago Indymedia

Illinois Torture Publicized With Ecological Mud Stencils

Artist Jesse Graves is partnering with the Tamms Year Ten coalition to publicize state-sanctioned torture at the Tamms supermax prison in southern Illinois.

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Mon May 18, 2009

The Times

Illinois 'supermax' prison to get fresh scrutiny

Tamms Correctional Center's first warden made no apologies for christening the tough southwest Illinois prison a home for a 'very unhappy inmate population.' Critics wasted no time dubbing it an inhumane endeavor.

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Sat May 16, 2009

The Huffington Post

Scrutiny Promised For Illinois' Supermax Prison

Tamms Correctional Center's first warden made no apologies for christening the tough southwest Illinois prison a home for a "very unhappy inmate population." Critics wasted no time dubbing it an inhumane endeavor.

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Fri May 15, 2009

WAND-TV Decatur

Summary Box: Tamms Correctional Center

THE LOCKUP: Opened in 1998, the super maximum-security Tamms Correctional Center in southern Illinois has more than 240 inmates deemed too violent or disruptive for other state prisons.

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Sun May 10, 2009

The Daily Gazette

3 years later: Warden warns shrinking staff to remain vigilant

Inmate John Spires watches a TV program during a group therapy session, February 13, 2009.

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Sat May 09, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Was he legally sane? Case turns on Spiresa mental health

Editor's note: Sauk Valley Newspapers strives to protect the identity of victims of crimes.

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Wed Apr 22, 2009

Chicago.indymedia.org

Canvass for Prisoner Rights this Weekend

Please join us for canvassing in target districts this weekend in connection with passing HB2633 in the Illinois house.

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Sun Apr 05, 2009

Daily Egyptian

Six injured in three-vehicle accident on Highway 51

A three-car collision on U.S. Highway 51 near Arnold's Market sent six people to the hospital and caused police to redirect traffic Friday.

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Tue Mar 10, 2009

State Journal-Register

Lawmaker: Reform - super-max' prison standards

Illinois corrections officials say the harsh conditions at Tamms Correctional Center, a "super-max" prison in southern Illinois, are a suitable punishment for the most violent inmates in the state.

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Sat Feb 28, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Illinois' highest-security prison a study in isolation

Reporting from Tamms, Ill. -- A few times a week, Joseph Dole stands in a back corner of the outdoor recreation area at Tamms Correctional Center, straining to catch a ray of sunlight.

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Thu Jan 22, 2009

Chicago Indymedia

Upcoming anti-Supermax events

Please do not miss this campaign-wide meeting. We will provide an update on the campaign and review our goals.

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Sun Jan 11, 2009

WPSD-TV Paducah

Boil Water Order Issued By Southwater, Inc.

SOUTHERN, IL- Southwater, Inc. has issued a boil water order due to a water main break.

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