U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and David McKinley (R-WV) today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to immediately and fully exempt the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from the federal hiring freeze ordered by President Donald Trump on January 23, 2017. ‘Click ‘Read more’ to find out the details that could impact the opening of the prison in Thomson, Illinois. In a bipartisan letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the lawmakers stressed that the security of our nation’s prisons and the safety of our communities are at stake as long as the hiring freeze at BOP is in effect.
Read more about the effort staff the Thomson, IL federal prison here
Clinton Mayor Mark Vulich talked about this issue on a recent FYI program on KROS.