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    Prisons and Jails

    Stories about correctional officers and conditions in prisons and jails.

    The way prisoners flag guard abuse, inadequate health care and unsanitary conditions Is broken

    By Shannon Heffernan (WBEZ) | December 3, 2020

    Prisoners rely on grievances as an early-warning system for dangerous conditions, from poor medical care to abuse. But in Illinois, experts say the system is sputtering, with little oversight, resulting in injuries to prisoners, according to an investigation by WBEZ and ProPublica.

    Alabama prison death highlights pattern of officials promoting bad bosses

    Las hospitalizaciones por Covid-19 en el Departamento de Correccionales de Illinois, provocan angustia a los seres queridos de los encarcelados

    Cynthia McDonald

    Covid-19 hospitalizations at Illinois corrections department leave incarcerated peoples' loved ones in the dark

    'Pretrial Fairness Act' would make Illinois the first state to abolish cash bail

    Prisons and Jails

    Judge strikes down ban on transfers to Illinois prisons

    By Connor Echols | August 4, 2020

    The ruling by a Logan County Circuit Court Judge could cut the Cook County Jail population by ten percent.

    News

    Lawsuit claiming Tom Dart unlawfully detained people after they posted bond can go forward

    By Steve Garrison | July 24, 2020

    The Cook County Sheriff’s policy to reject some people who had been ordered released on electronic monitoring may have violated the Fourth Amendment, an appellate court ruled.

    Data

    Why is the Cook County Jail population rising?

    By Connor Echols and Jonah Newman | July 17, 2020

    There are about 800 more people in the jail than there were in early May. Injustice Watch took a closer look at what’s causing the change.

    News

    Activists petition Illinois public health department to shut down Vienna prison

    By Connor Echols | June 19, 2020

    Activists and family members of people incarcerated at Vienna say that issues with water and electricity have made the prison unlivable, especially during a pandemic.

    News

    Cook County commissioners consider protesters’ call to defund jail

    By John Seasly | June 18, 2020

    After hundreds protested outside the jail Thursday morning, the Cook County Board of Commissioners advanced a non-binding resolution to shift funds from policing and incarceration to public services.

    Coronavirus

    Illinois released white inmates at disproportionately high rates amid pandemic, report shows

    By Emily Hoerner and Carlos Ballesteros | June 17, 2020

    State prisons now hold an even larger proportion of Black and Latinx prisoners than before COVID-19 hit, according to a new analysis.

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