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“With Stateville empty and the NRC now fully staffed, we can focus on rebuilding Stateville into a state-of-the-art facility centered on rehabilitation,” said state Sen. Rachel Ventura, whose district includes Stateville. “Investing in better living conditions and meaningful programming is essential to reducing recidivism and improving outcomes.”
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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So if statesville is shuttered why is the visitors parking full every weekend, statesville is only 2 miles from me.
Ventura, always first on board to squander taxpayers money with the latest warm fuzzy socialist program, certainly has a soft spot for felons and “ restorative “, ie ineffective, justice programs. That she voted against the Laken Riley bill along with her fellow progressives is all we need to know.
Correction: Underwood, Davis, Durkin and Ducksworth voted against the bill, amongst other Dems. Couldn’t find evidence Ventura did.
Well she wouldn’t have the opportunity to vote on a bill before Congress if she’s in the IL General Assembly…