Dick Durbin: “I went to Tamms, a state facility in Illinois, where we have isolation, and they took me into what was--almost an…”

Public executions have no place in a democracy.

You can’t survive in politics unless you’re optimistic. You’ve got to believe that even though you face a setback or you don’t have all the laws you need, that tomorrow will be better.

The lack of community involvement and speed with which this project has moved forward raises questions about the role of private interests.

Changes of this magnitude with no discernible justification must be scrutinized.