Governor Pat Quinn says Illinois prisons are no place for the prying eyes of reporters.
Quinn is defending his administration’s refusal to let the press in for a first-hand look at conditions in some of the state’s most notorious prisons. Inmates and prison guards complain that overcrowded, dirty conditions are creating a volatile, dangerous situation.
The governor says safety is the top priority of his Corrections Department… but says prisons, quote, “are not country clubs” and don’t need visitors walking around.
