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Officials: Legionella detected at 2 Illinois prisons

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) Legionella bacteria has been detected at two Illinois Department of Corrections facilities. Routine water testing this week found legionella at the Stateville Correctional Center and Joliet Treatment Center, the Illinois departments of Public Health and Corrections announced Friday.

Family of Deceased Inmate Calls on Governor, Attorney General to Hold IDOC, Guards Accountable

Family of Deceased Inmate Calls on Governor, Attorney General to Hold IDOC, Guards Accountable
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Prisoner rights groups blast state s COVID-19 rate in jails

Surgeon general observes vaccine rollout at Chicago hospital By SOPHIA TAREENDecember 22, 2020 GMT CHICAGO (AP) U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams met Tuesday with Illinois health officials and stopped at a Chicago hospital to observe the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Adams, who got his shot last week, encouraged the public to continue social distancing measures during the holidays and for people to avoid celebrating with anyone outside their households. “It’s really about having hope during the holidays,” he told reporters. “It’s about understanding if we hang on a little bit longer and get over this surge, we will have a brighter 2021 and we’ll have as many people there as possible to enjoy it.”

Prisoner rights advocates blast state s COVID-19 rate in jails

Prisoner rights advocates blast state’s COVID-19 rate in jails By Associated Press COVID-19, an increase u in recent months that has alarmed prisoner rights advocates. At least 59 inmates have died from COVID-19 and nearly 10,000 inmates and staff members have become infected, according to The Chicago Tribune. Most infections are recent. From March to early August, there were fewer than 700 known infections. This is absolutely a failure by the state, said Jennifer Soble, head of the Illinois Prison Project. There is no question that COVID was going to make it into the prisons. The tragedy is the number of people who have become sick and died. That tragedy was preventable.

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