“Proposal to ban private detention centers stumbles” @ WBEZ

Posted on June 1, 2012

Chip Mitchell — May 31, 2012: “A bill that would block an immigrant detention center near Chicago failed Thursday afternoon in the Illinois House. But the measure’s supporters said they would try for another vote before lawmakers adjourned for the summer.

The measure needed 60 votes to pass. It fell short in a 55-61 roll call with one member voting present.

The legislation would ban government agencies at the local and state levels from contracting with private firms to build or run civil detention centers. It would thwart a proposal for Nashville-based Corrections Corporation of America to construct and operate a 788-bed facility in the village of Crete, a suburb 30 miles south of Chicago………………………………………………”

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