Tamms NewsLocal news for Tamms, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Torture in Our Own Backyards: The Fight Against Supermax Prisons- March 24, 2008 "The same should go for prisoners who are being subjected to this horrendous long-term confinement." Torture in Our Own Backyards: The Fight Against Supermax Prisons By Jessica Pupovac, AlterNet Posted on March 24, 2008 Imagine living in an 8-by-12 prison cell, in solitary confinement, for eight years ... via The Real Cost of Prisons Webloghttp://www.topix.net/city/tamms-il/2008/03/torture-in-our-own-backyards-the-fight-against-... Alleged serial killer Timothy Krajcir returns to Cape County.- March 14, 2008 Alleged serial killer Timothy Krajcir was transported yesterday afternoon from Tamms Illinois correctional facility to Cape Girardeau County where he faces five counts of murder and three counts of rape for ... via KZIM-AM Cape Girardeauhttp://www.topix.net/city/tamms-il/2008/03/alleged-serial-killer-timothy-krajcir-returns-t... Sheriff: Krajcir soon to be transferred to Missouri- March 12, 2008 "He'll have very limited access to any other inmates" An Illinois prisoner who authorities say has confessed to killing nine women in four states in the late 1970s and early 1980s agreed on Tuesday to be transferred to southeast Missouri to face charges in five ... via Times Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/tamms-il/2008/03/sheriff-krajcir-soon-to-be-transferred-to-misso... Krajcir to arrive in Cape County today- March 11, 2008 Timothy W. Krajcir is escorted by Illinois Department of Corrections officers into the Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro, Ill. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/tamms-il/2008/03/krajcir-to-arrive-in-cape-county-today?fromrss=... Tamms Year Ten calls for end to torture- March 6, 2008 "We wanted to mark the anniversary publicly so that people can question whether it is acceptable or not." Activists seek an end to inhumane conditions at Illinois prison Abby Lerner Ten years ago the first group of inmates deemed the worst-of-the-worst were transferred from Illinois prisons to the Tamms Closed ... via The Daily Northwesternhttp://www.topix.net/city/tamms-il/2008/03/tamms-year-ten-calls-for-end-to-torture?fromrss... |