Illinois sheriffs and state spar over inmate transfers

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Now that the state of Illinois has lost two court rulings, forcing the Illinois Department of Corrections to accept prisoners, county sheriffs will once again attempt to transport felons to state facilities.

Even after a Logan County judge ruled in the sheriffs’ favor, and before a judge denied the state’s attempt for a stay of the order on Friday, inmates were being turned away from prison.

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