There have been 87 Illinois prisoner deaths due to COVID, according to the Marshall Project's database. Isolated in solitary confinement as the pandemic swept through Illinois prisons, inmates diagnosed with mental illness are beyond the breaking point, setting fire to their cells and harming themselves after more than a year without adequate mental health care. The Illinois Department of Corrections will identify medically vulnerable and elderly prisoners eligible for early release or electronic home monitoring. She cared about people a whole lot, said her husband. He called his crimes stupid mistakes.. Arkee Chaney shows a painting he made about a childhood memory of his father, at his home in Westchester on Dec. 4, 2020. Cynthia McDonalds son, Joseph Wilson, 44, died of a COVID-19-related illness while hospitalized on April 13. State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, pointed to states that have right-to-work laws, saying theyre one of the most diabolical ways to limit collective bargaining and limiting bargainingis a losing proposition for all workers, Yednock said. The department says another source of infection is detainees being moved from county jails to prisons. The standoff between Chicago police and Mayor Lori Lightfoot over the citys COVID-19 vaccine mandate once again hoisted Chicago onto the national stage, seemingly pitting the individual rights of law enforcement officers against the health of communities theyre charged with protecting. To put the numbers in perspective, there were fewer than 700 known infections of inmates and staff across IDOC from March to early August, when the latest surge began. The increased testing in recent weeks helped drive the most recent jump in positive case numbers, Jeffreys said. UPLCcollaborated on a policy paperwith the Chicago Community Bond Fund, Equip for Equality, First Defense Legal Aid, Teamwork Englewood, Warehouse Workers for Justice, and Westside Justice Centerto advocate for Illinois prisoners to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Bronis' son, Matthew Echevarria, is incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. Many inmates, relatives and recently freed men interviewed by the Tribune agreed that access to masks and cleaning supplies has improved since earlier this year, when there was a national shortage. While this legislation is applicable to all who are currently incarcerated in Illinois, crime victims have the right to submit a victim statement to the PRB for consideration at a medical release hearing. State Rep. Terri Bryant, R-Murphysboro, left, talks with state Rep. Mary Flowers, D-Chicago, during a session of the Illinois House of Representatives at the Bank of Springfield Center last year. May 12, 2020: Arkansas state officials announced that 300 inmates had been released from state prisons, and the states Board of Corrections have made over 1,200 inmates eligible for parole since April. IDOC officials said that when the virus is spreading in communities, staff may contract it at home and bring it into prisons. Already approved by the state Senate, it will go before voters, appearing on Illinois ballot in 2022. Help me. That plea, as a mother, is rough to hear.. In letters and interviews, men inside the facility describe conditions they say are continuing to drive infections at the Illinois prison hardest hit by coronavirus. Watson Gray, 73, died of complications related to COVID-19 on Nov. 6, 2020, at Dixon Correctional Center. Editors Note: The print copy and a previous online version of this report contained incorrect information about the status of the constitutional amendment. March 23, 2021. 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APPENDIXES, TABULAR INFORMATION, AND FIGURES ARE INCLUDED. The screening process for staff includes temperature checks and, as of October, systemwide contact tracing. This is another step toward the world, the Illinois, our families deserve. WebGovernors in at least 11 states have issued executive orders that block new transfers into state prisons, allow early release for some prisoners, or both. ", "Joe Coleman, a decorated Vietnam veteran, died of cancer awaiting clemency on a 1981 case where no one was hurt, without the opportunity to say goodbye to his family from his deathbed," said State Senator John Connor (D-Crest Hill). As a result of this settlement, prison officials will finally begin to address this issue.. Denice Bronis gets emotional while discussing her fears about her son's health at her home in East Dundee, Dec. 4, 2020. He said he continues to bathe using the sink in his cell rather than risk infection by sharing a shower room with others. Staffers are expected to be prioritized with those in the health care field and other first responders. In a November interview, she told the Tribune that he used to phone her once a week from Stateville and that, during one call, she noticed he could barely speak. FILES FROM 1945 THROUGH 1969 HAVE EITHER BEEN MICROFILMED OR DESTROYED; NONE ARE AWAITING PROCESS. Even if they matter to no one but us., Stateville Correctional Center personnel pull carts of hand sanitizer and bars of soap on April 24, 2020. The releases follow an April 20 directive from Gov. Im open to all things that are positive, he said. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune). The settlement arises out of the lawsuit filed last April on behalf of medically vulnerable and elderly prisoners, by a group of public interest lawyers, including attorneys from Equip for Equality, Loevy & Loevy law firm, the Uptown People's Law Center, and the Illinois Prison Project. They work tremendously hard under really difficult circumstances, Caumiant said. The grievance alleges that he languished without meaningful medical intervention and that, after he died, his body was left in the cell for hours. As efforts continue to slow the spread of COVID-19 at Cook County Jail by reducing the inmate population, Gov. The state crime rate actually declined while early release was operating. Herman Townsell, who spent 71/2 years in prison for a 1994 home invasion, kidnapping and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl and has been in and out of prison Op-ed: The vaccine showdown no one is talking about: An Illinois mandate vs. the state's prison staffs. He kept reaching out, Mom, help me. Roger and Susan Hertzberg before being convicted of marijuana trafficking for hauling nearly 50 pounds of pot through Illinois in 2012. A USER'S GUIDE TO THE COLLECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND AVAILABILITY OF ADULT PAROLE AND SUPERVISED RELEASE DATA FOR ILLINOIS INMATES IS PRESENTED. J.B. Pritzker expanded under an executive order last year, are defined as a "temporary leave of absence from secure custody for limited medical purposes for offenders who, because of a medical condition, are determined to be either of limited physical mobility or terminally ill.". Legislators designed the (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune). But until now, they have not used these tools, Mills said in a statement. More than 1,000 prisoners in Illinois are set to be released after a lawsuit settlement aimed at protecting medically vulnerable prisoners from COVID-19. To stay up-to-date on our work,subscribe to our newsletter. The releases are set to resume soon. Heres some of whats on our to-do list. Dr. John Raba, the court-appointed monitor in a federal consent decree case regarding inmate health care, began pushing in August for the testing of all staff. Inmates with at least nine months of their sentence remaining who are considered low-risk will receive 60 days of good behavior credit, while those considered medium-risk will be awarded 30 days credit. This report has been corrected to indicate that the state Senate had already passed the amendment. He argues the primary cause of the surge is staff infections and said IDOC should have responded with more urgency to Rabas testing recommendations. Gray had lived behind bars for more than 40 years, serving a life sentence for hiring a relative to kill his business partner in 1978. Governor Juliana Stratton. Activists, inmates and family members discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Illinois jails and prisons, How Gov. Under current law, terminally ill or mentally incapacitated prisoners who wish to be released to the care of family in their final days must rely on a commutation from the governor. At least 153 inmates and 147 staffers in Illinois state prisons are currently diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections. (The Exoneration Project photo) Gray is one of at (April 17) In Illinois, the governor signed an executive order that eases the The latest surge has far exceeded any previous peaks inside the Illinois Department of Corrections since the start of the pandemic. Stateville Correctional Center, a maximum security state prison for men in Crest Hill, on March 30, 2020. SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Corrections and a number of elderly and medically vulnerable prisoners seeking early release from state prisons due to COVID-19 reached a settlement Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by the inmates against the department. J.B. Pritzker and Rob Jeffreys, director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, as defendants. LockA locked padlock As a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic spread rapidly through Illinois prisons this fall, 73-year-old Watson Gray made another plea to be released from Dixon Correctional Center, where new infections were rising. In emailed responses to Tribune questions, Ryburn said he was not tested after Bourbon died but he did not get sick. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune), Lester Mason was released from Pontiac Correctional Center on Nov. 25 after spending 39 years in prison for armed robbery, his third such offense. Building Blocks of Success IDOT announces March dates for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program workshops. Illinois has granted the early release of about 3,000 incarcerated people since March, according to IDOC data. On April 22, 2020, Chicago area civil rights groups came together to write a letter of support for the actions of Illinois Governor Pritzker. 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But state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi, R-Elmhurst, called the language of the amendment problematic, saying that the actual meaning of the provision might be left up to the Illinois Supreme Court. The settlement also calls for the department to apply good behavior credits to inmates who are eligible for those credits and have at least nine months left on their sentence. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. Alan, welcome to the show. % ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM REPORTS ON INDIVIDUALS IS GOVERNED BY ILLINOIS STATUTE, AS IS ACCESS TO SUPERVISION FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. State Rep. Marcus Evans, the sponsor of the amendment, said it would not change existing Illinois law but make permanent the rights workers already have. The first prison inmates to go home under Illinois new early release program could be out within a month, the director of the state Corrections Department said Monday. The testing is expected to be in place systemwide by late January. Preventing the spread of covid-19 is difficult everywhere. That tragedy was preventable.. He had three disciplinary tickets in four decades for minor infractions, said his lawyer, Soble. Five days later, a 65-year-old sex offender from Rockford, Larry Bourbon, succumbed to the virus in his prison bunk. After some back and forth on the bill between Lightford and Martwick, state Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, jumped in and told legislators hes confident that the General Assembly will pass a compromise before its scheduled Monday adjournment. On January 13th, state legislators approved a colossal 764-page police and criminal justice reform bill that includes major changes, such as ending the practice of cash bail and money bonds, requiring all officers across Illinois to wear body cameras, and easing restrictions placed on those convicted of lesser charges. Mason was freed from Pontiac Correctional Center on Nov. 25 by Gov. Currently, the Prisoner Review Board (PRB) determines conditions of parole and notifies victims and families when an inmate will be released from custody. Press Release - Tuesday, February 21, 2023 The move was criticized by some advocates of prisoners rights because of its deteriorated state, but state officials said repairs were made and public health officials inspected it. House Bill 3665, also known as the Joe Coleman Medical Release Act, reflects the administration's commitment to bringing about true, meaningful reform in the justice system. In the grievance, Tommy Ryburn, 61, said Bourbon had constant vomiting and diarrhea and was often too weak to get out of bed to take his medication or insulin shots. HB 3665 not only provides better, more compassionate care to Illinois' seriously ill population, but helps improve the overall prison healthcare system. Department of Corrections officials have the option of offering eligible prisoners medical furloughs, electronic home detention and early release. Illinois will soon begin vaccinating prisoners against COVID-19. A 13th Stateville inmate died in August. Inmates with at least nine months of their sentence remaining who are considered low-risk will recei. UPLC is tracking COVID-19 cases in IDOC. As COVID-19 vaccination distribution has expanded across the country, incarcerated people remain one of the populations that is both most vulnerable to COVID-19 and most distrustful of medical care, according to several legal advocacy organizations. Zach LaVine finished with a game-high 41 points, DeMar DeRozan added 21 and Patrick Beverley had a double-double with 10 rebounds and 10 assists. "Governor Pritzker's signature on legislation authored by Senator Connor and Representative Guzzardi demonstrates compassion for those with greatest medical need and lowest risk of reoffense. Chaney, who was granted a sentence commutation by Gov. ,0(|GfVMJx'#Kf8Z%jZNtFc+ZT\;SUF-}T&v`)B?>7|'e=6/;_u$dNJ.U*n+Nykp$^+ J.B. Pritzkers decision to release inmates as the spread of COVID-19 continues in the states prisons, including questions about transparency. To see charts broken down by prison, click here. Bronis' son, Matthew Echevarria, is incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. This legislation gives the PRB the authority to grant or deny a prisoner early release based on their medical incapacity or terminal illness. Currently, 57 inmates and 90 employees have tested positive for COVID-19, the records show. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. He just wanted to die with dignity outside of prison, at home with his family.. The Illinois Department of Corrections will identify medically vulnerable and elderly prisoners eligible for early release or electronic home monitoring. A consortium of Chicago civil rights attorneys and community activists who filed the suit initially sought the release of as many as 13,000 at-risk prisoners due to the virus. The first, Russell Sedelmaier, was convicted of a 2005 double homicide in Buffalo Grove. SPRINGFIELD The right of Illinois workers to organize and to bargain collectively could soon be codified into the states constitution, and the terminally ill could soon secure early release from prison more quickly under measures that passed through the General Assembly Wednesday. People are dying and theres no urgency assigned to anything, Ryan said. Jeffreys said Friday that with the anticipated vaccinations and mitigation strategies, he hopes to put a stop to this virus inside our facilities by late January. Last April, a federal judge denied their emergency request, finding the state was not violating prisoners' constitutional rights. One staff member a 64-year-old nurse near retirement also died. WebThe First Step Act made important changes to how federal compassionate release works. Our lives matter, Ehlers said in an email. I'm sorry we couldn't afford this mercy to Joe Coleman, but I'm proud that we'll be able to do so for hundreds of other Illinoisans now that this bill is signed into law. COVID-19 hospitalizations at Illinois corrections department leave incarcerated peoples loved ones with questions. An Illinois lawmaker and a county sheriff are raising fresh concerns about Gov. 1. But they described widespread illness, unsanitary conditions and struggles to get tested and receive adequate medical care. IDOC should view this agreement as a first step towards maximizing its power to release people from prison and reunite families. Im sure that those victims would love to have two to three more years with their families, except for the fact that theyre all dead, McClure said. If you are in contact with a friend, family member, or other loved one who is currently in IDOC custody and believe that your loved one would be comfortable with you sharing their information with us, please take a moment to fill out this survey. Chicago Tribunes Christy Gutowski contributed. To try to hinder the pandemics spread, IDOC brought in about 30 members of the Illinois National Guard to assist with routine health screenings and other duties at Stateville. In cases of medical incapacity, individuals may not be terminally ill, but in a state that renders them no longer a threat to the community. Groups that track national virus data for state and federal prisons, such as the COVID Prison Project and The Marshall Project, place Illinois about average on lists comparing infections based on inmate populations, but Illinois has one of the higher death tolls. Of the 16,000 inmates who responded, 13% alleged they sought health care related to COVID-19 in the prior week but had not received a response. In addition, the state agreed that IDOC will continue to identify and evaluate medically vulnerable prisoners for release through legally available mechanisms, according to the terms of the settlement. Anthony Ehlers, who is serving life at Stateville Correctional Center for a 1992 murder, said he was sick in March and likely infected his longtime cellmate, James Scott. WebThe Illinois Department of Corrections will identify medically vulnerable and elderly prisoners eligible for early release or electronic home monitoring. To provide dignity for all Illinois residents in their final days, HB 3665 allows for the discretionary early release of those who are medically incapacitated or terminally ill and serving time in an Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) facility. 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