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Basu at his farm in Pembroke Township, an overwhelmingly Black rural community 60 miles south of Chicago, shows where the Illinois government planned to build a new prison. The state government has canceled its plans, alleging the land is too costly. For the past year, area farmers and other residents have waged a campaign against the prison. The protests included a series of meetings and lawsuits challenging the firing of Pamela Basu, his wife, from her job as Hopkins Park's treasurer as well as the town's violation of state open meeting laws. State officials are considering other sites in Pembroke Township.
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