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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, In March of 2013, Governor Quinn ordered the
3closing of the Dwight Correctional Center in Logan County, near
4Dwight; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The closing of the Dwight Correctional Center was
6claimed to be a cost-saving measure; it was estimated that $27
7million annually in operating costs and nearly $350,000 in
8annual maintenance costs would be saved; and
 
9    WHEREAS, About 1,000 inmates were transferred from the
10Dwight Correctional Center to the Logan Correctional Center in
11Lincoln; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The property of the Dwight Correctional Center was
13transferred from the control of the Illinois Department of
14Corrections to the Department of Central Management Services in
15July of 2014; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The closure has so far reportedly directly
17affected 355 jobs and indirectly affected 128 jobs; and
 
18    WHEREAS, According to a University of Illinois study in
192012, such a closing would have a potential negative impact to
20the local economy of more than $50 million; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, According to a report by the John Howard
2Association, the closure has exacerbated overcrowding and has
3not generated any costs savings for the State; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Corrections claims
5that as much as $48 million has been saved by the closing of
6the Dwight Correctional Center; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9the Auditor General is directed to conduct an audit of the
10closing of the Dwight Correctional Center; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to,
12determining the fiscal impact on the State of the Dwight
13Correctional Center closing; any cost savings achieved by the
14closing; and the impact the closure and transfer of inmates has
15made on the State's correctional system; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That any State agency that may have information
17relevant to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the
18Auditor General's Office in the conducting of its audit; and be
19it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as

 

 

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1soon as practical and report his findings and recommendations
2upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section
33-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5delivered to the Auditor General.