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Instead of closing the door on inmates, the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), citing the large numbers of COVID-19 infections, has closed the door to new inmates.

Of the almost 4000 inmates released, 146 of them are sex offenders with 3 of those being convicted in Ogle and Winnebago Counties.

THOMSON, Ill. (AP) — Thomson Correctional Center in northwest Illinois could see inmates move in next month as hiring ramps up for the federal prison. The (Dixon) Telegraph reports hiring is being done in phases, with 300 employees coming in during the first round...