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Thursday Apr 25 | Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Empty Dwight prison may be used again

Livingston County Sheriff Martin Meredith has a plan to keep a portion of the former Dwight Correctional Center in use.

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Tue Apr 02, 2013

Morris Daily Herald

As final inmates leave, Dwighta s future uncertain

DWIGHT - Dwight resident John Moyemont chooses his words carefully when he discusses his hometown's future, but the message is clear.

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Fri Mar 29, 2013

WMBD-TV Peoria

Pontiac Correctional Center Under Capacity, Hiring More Guards

The maximum security prison includes 33 acres of fenced in property, holding 1,984 inmates.

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Sat Mar 16, 2013

wsiltv.com

Dwight Prison Inmates Moved Out

About 150 inmates from the maximum-security women's prison in Dwight have been moved in preparation for shutting down that facility by the end of the month.

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Thu Mar 07, 2013

IllinoisHomepage.net

Prison set to close

Dwight Correctional Center is set to close at the end of the month. It's one of 7correctional facilities that Governor Quinn wants to close to save money.

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