Restraining order upheld keeping Tamms prison open

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

TAMMS, Ill. -- An Illinois state appeals court has turned back Gov. Pat Quinn's bid to throw out a temporary restraining order that bars him from closing two state prisons, including Tamms Correctional Center, and various other corrections sites.

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