Category: illinois inmates and coronavirus
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Cook County Jail Inmates on the Inside Starting to Agitate. What Will Happen in IL Prisons?
As one Public Defender says in the article below, things have to be pretty bad inside the County County Jail for inmates to rally together. Supporters have demonstrated outside the and the jail is under some court scrutiny but a lot more has to happen to cause the Federal court to order more jail releases.…
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Cook County Jail Attack Shows why Jails Aren’t Safe During Covid-19
While Covid-19 strikes jails and prisons, there is NO way authorities will be able to maintain sufficient staffing over time. Vulnerabilities and incidents such as this will continue as long as the jail keeps holding on to everyone instead of letting the non-violent out so there is enough staffing to keep violent inmates in order.…
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The effect of Coronavirus upon inmates in the IL Dept. of Corrections and county jails
The Coronavirus will potentially devastate IL prisons; its inmates and those in county jail throughout the state. We are compiling information about the Illinois Department of Correction’s response to the virus and county jails compared to the prisons and jails in other US states as well as the Bureau of Federal Prisons. We are also…