A look at Tamms Correctional Center’s prison population:
Race
Black
54 percent
Hispanic
27 percent
White
19 percent
Age
20-29
12 percent
30-39
42 percent
40-49
29 percent
50 and older
17 percent
Committing county
Cook County
70 percent
Collar counties
7 percent
Downstate
21 percent
Out of state
2 percent
Criminal offense class
Murder
70 percent
Class X
20 percent
Felony, class 1-4
10 percent
Criminal offense type
Person
89 percent
Sex
5 percent
Property
3 percent
Drug
2 percent
Source: Tamms Closed Maximum Security United: Overview and Ten-Point Plan, Illinois Department of Corrections. September 2009
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