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Quinn Defends Decision To Close Tamms

Governor Quinn is standing behind his decision to close Tamms SuperMax prison, despite a recent spike in violence inside the system.

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The AFSCME Labor Union warned there would be increased violence after Tamms was closed. All the inmates were shipped out in December. Since then, several guards have been severely attacked and one inmate has been killed. Union leaders say Tamms helped reduce violence because inmates didn't want to be taken out of general population at other facilities.

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