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The High Costs Of High Security At Supermax Prisons

Lt. Robert DuBois (center) handcuffs Tamms Correctional Center inmate Damien Terry (left) before he is taken from his holding cell in 2009. State budget constraints are forcing the facility — Illinois' only supermaximum security prison — to either close or be converted to a lower-security prison. (MCT/Landov)
Lt. Robert DuBois (center) handcuffs Tamms Correctional Center inmate Damien Terry (left) before he is taken from his holding cell in 2009. State budget constraints are forcing the facility — Illinois' only supermaximum security prison — to either close or be converted to a lower-security prison. (MCT/Landov)

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