SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois officials on Monday reported the death of a state prison inmate from COVID-19 and acknowledged the difficulty they face in stopping the spread of the virus in a crowded correctional system. Ryan is among those trying to help free more prisoners during the pandemic, especially the older people or those with terminal diseases.. Hertzberg has 13 months left on her sentence for marijuana trafficking. In response, the states lawyers said pilot programs were underway, but broadening testing at dozens of facilities was no easy charge and more time was needed to evaluate effectiveness. ", "With a shift to evidence-based programming and the utilization of early release mechanisms for our most vulnerable population, I am pleased this legislation will further reduce the prison population and recidivism rate," said IDOC Director Rob Jeffreys. Alan Mills, executive director of the Uptown Peoples Law Center, said that if IDOC strictly followed its protocols requiring quarantine periods and negative test results, the jail transfers should not be an issue. 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. WebUNDER THE LAW EFFECTING THIS CHANGE, PRISON TERMS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR SERIOUS OFFENSES AND FOR SUPERVISED RELEASE TERMS, AND This report has been corrected to indicate that the state Senate had already passed the amendment. Some say they should be vaccinated with the same urgency as others in congregate settings, such as nursing homes. 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. 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As of mid-December, about 400 employees were out sick and up to 100 more are usually out waiting for test results. Heres some of whats on our to-do list. This is absolutely a failure by the state, said Jennifer Soble, executive director of the Illinois Prison Project. More than 1,000 Illinois prisoners to be released under COVID-19 lawsuit settlement, Coronavirus live blog, March 23, 2021: COVID-19 cases ticking back up across Chicago, More Than 1,000 Medically Vulnerable IDOC Inmates to be Released Under Lawsuit Settlement. J.B. Pritzker is deploying medics from the Illinois National Guard to the Illinois Department of Corrections facility, where advocates have declared a disaster.. INSTEAD, THERE IS A FIXED RELEASE DATE, ASSUMING GOOD TIME IS SERVED, SET BY LAW AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRISON TERM. They ranged in age from 35 to 80, with a median age of 62. << /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 1028 >> This legislation gives the PRB the authority to grant or deny a prisoner early release based on their medical incapacity or terminal illness. WebThe Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do believe things are moving in the right direction.. J.B. Pritzker and Rob Jeffreys, director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, as defendants. The amendment would also ensure the right to bargain will not be diminished by any future law, proponents said. Between March 2020 and March 2021, 2,472 inmates have left IDOC custodywith an earned discretionary sentencing credit, according to spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh. W&lP-1C/(JISe?jp}2 =U*#Ochs#U, MI6rje{ A broken ankle. But a coalition of advocacy groups that sued the state over the issue said the IDOC should free thousands more who are either old, infirm, nonviolent or near the end of their sentences. "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. Last April, a federal judge denied their emergency request, finding the state was not violating prisoners' constitutional rights. It was tough., Down to Business: Helping children learn to communicate empowers whole family, speech-language pathologist says, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. 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A federal judge Friday blocked a bid by state prisoners for an accelerated release or transfer amid the coronavirus, finding state officials current processes dont violate their constitutional rights. Similar to what happened in the outside world, the pandemic seemed under control in Illinois prisons most of the summer. 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. Watson Gray, 73, died of complications related to COVID-19 on Nov. 6, 2020, at Dixon Correctional Center. At UPLC, we are doing our best to stay up to date on the latest COVID-19 developments at IDOC facilities around the state. Terminally ill incarcerated people would only be eligible if they have family able to care for them and are expected to die within 18 months, OConnor said, adding the new measure would be used when being imprisoned doesnt make a difference anymore., But state Sen. Terri Bryant pointed to cases in the states Department of Corrections where physicians said someone would imminently die over and over and over again.. PNx SgXBN_]W*o!'13! ". To donate to our work fighting the spread of coronavirus in Illinois' prisons, click here. Also, some prison staff will also undergo training on the Americans with Disabilities Act to help implement COVID-19 protections. March 2022 2 0Act%20v1.29.2022.pdf. ), Gov. Im open to all things that are positive, he said. 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 That tragedy was preventable.. The federal lawsuit asked the court to issue an emergency order that would have authorized the release of roughly 13,000 state prisoners. To date, 20% of inmates across the $1.6 billion corrections system have tested positive since March. Officials also said they are doing more to hold staff accountable if they go unmasked at work. "The Joe Coleman Medical Release Act will make sure that doesn't happen to an inmate in Illinois anymore.". RECORDKEEPING PRACTICES DIFFER IN EACH AREA OF ILLINOIS' PAROLE DISTRICTS. A 58-year-old cancer survivor who had been in custody since he was a teenager, Scott died in April. APPENDIXES, TABULAR INFORMATION, AND FIGURES ARE INCLUDED. And a dangerous backlog of people in county jails awaiting transfer would be reduced. J.B. Pritker for failure to protect the health and safety of those in prison from COVID-19, outside the Thompson Center in Chicago on Dec. 15, 2020. Gov. Roger Hertzberg, 76, died of COVID-19 complications Sept. 24 at Robinson Correctional Center. 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. Building Blocks of Success IDOT announces March dates for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program workshops. Department of Corrections officials have the option of offering eligible prisoners medical furloughs, electronic home detention and early release. Echevarria was a Chicago high school student when police arrested him in a 1999 fatal shooting he insists he did not commit. Alan Mills, executive director of Uptown Peoples Law Center, said prison officials have had the tools to identify and release prisoners who are eligible for years. He has come back to normal now since coming home with family, but remains thankful. IDOC has about 1,000 unfilled, budgeted positions, according to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31. J.B. Pritzker last week claims that the states prison system has failed to protect medically vulnerable prisoners from COVID-19. Before the committee voted, state Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford said the House bill as well as the one shes sponsoring on behalf of Mayor Lori Lightfoot still needs work. Todays guest is Alan Mills, the Executive Director of the Uptown Peoples Law Center in Chicago. J.B. Pritzker in late June after serving 31 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, is an artist whose work focuses on his experience as an African American. Gov. Recently, Governor Pritzker announced that all staff working in Illinois prisons will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by mid-October. Roger and Susan Hertzberg before being convicted of marijuana trafficking for hauling nearly 50 pounds of pot through Illinois in 2012. On April 2, 2020, in response to the swiftly spreading coronavirus epidemic in Illinois' prisons, a consortium of the area's leading civil rights attorneys and community advocates filed three cases seeking release of prisoners. State Sen. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago, urged his colleagues on the Senate Executive Committee Wednesday to pass the bill so legislators have vehicles for that potential compromise, but warned that he wouldnt let those negotiations stand in the way of the city getting an elected school board. The department says another source of infection is detainees being moved from county jails to prisons. 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. At the county level, judges, prosecutors, and public defenders are working together to release low-risk pretrial detainees and inmates serving sentences for nonviolent offenses. Denice Bronis gets emotional while discussing her fears about her son's health at her home in East Dundee, Dec. 4, 2020. So Why Have Only 27% Of Workers Taken The Vaccine? Denice Bronis said her son, Matthew Echevarria, tested positive around Labor Day at Menard Correctional Center. 1. 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. Editors Note: The print copy and a previous online version of this report contained incorrect information about the status of the constitutional amendment. So far, three incarcerated men in Illinois two who had been housed at Stateville prison in Crest Hill and a detainee at the Cook County Jail have died from complications related to the coronavirus. The majority were nonwhite, with 24 listed as Black. The release of inmates requires a process that gives close attention to detail, for the safety of each inmate, his or her family, and the community at large demands a sensible and individualized release plan especially during a pandemic, Dow wrote. J.B. Pritzkers failure to release vulnerable prisoners from overcrowded facilities will cost unnecessary loss of life behind bars and in surrounding communities, say advocates and medical professionals. A broken ankle. To see charts broken down by prison, click here. Arkee Chaney shows a painting he made about a childhood memory of his father, at his home in Westchester on Dec. 4, 2020. Echevarria is incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. More than 4,000 jail detainees have entered state prisons since then. The issue of early releases is a Catch-22 for Gov. All three cases demand the swift release of those prisoners most vulnerable to the epidemic before they fall victim to it. As efforts continue to slow the spread of COVID-19 at Cook County Jail by reducing the inmate population, Gov. There have been 87 Illinois prisoner deaths due to COVID, according to the Marshall Project's database. Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP file. 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. Up to 60 days will be given in the next month to prisoners deemed low and medium risk, the settlement states. THE BOARD MAINTAINS RECORDS OF THE OUTCOME OF EACH DECISION, CARD FILES CONTAINING THE PAROLE HISTORY OF EACH PAROLEE, AND LEGAL PAPERS PERTINENT TO DECISIONS. Northwestern University law professor Sheila Bedi, one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, said about 1,000 prisoners could soon be released due to the settlement. Many experts agree the best way to control the virus in prison is to reduce head count. Linda Savage, 64, a nurse at Vienna Correctional Center in downstate Vienna, died Nov. 6, 2020, of complications related to COVID-19. The bill passed 34 to 17 and now heads to the governors desk. The latest IDOC data shows 82 prison staff and 45 prisoners are currently positive for COVID-19, and a total of 4,177 staff and 10,768 prisoners have tested Since the start of the pandemic, more than 10,800 Illinois prisoners and 4,200 staff members tested positive for COVID-19, according to the department of corrections. In total, more than 10,000 inmates and staff have tested positive from the start of the pandemic. 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. Health officials announced Monday the death of a Stateville Correctional Center inmate from COVID-19, the first confirmed death from the disease at an Illinois state prison. Lester Mason, 76, at the home of his nephew in East Peoria on Dec. 14, 2020. AT FINAL DISCHARGE, THE ADULT PAROLE SERVICES FILES ARE SENT BACK TO THE INSTITUTION WHERE THEY ARE STORED AND EVENTUALLY MICROFILMED. Bronis' son, Matthew Echevarria, is incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. The one prison worker known to have died of the disease was Linda Savage, a 64-year-old nurse at Vienna Correctional Center. New questions were being raised Tuesday night about how many inmates have actually been released from state prisons because of the COVID-19 crisis, and They work tremendously hard under really difficult circumstances, Caumiant 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. 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. 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. Inmates with at least nine months of their sentence remaining who are considered low-risk will recei. ", "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). This commitment is at the forefront of our J.B. Pritzker. The demands include early release of: prisoners due to be paroled within 120 days; those with viable clemency petitions; those who are pregnant, postpartum, or living with their infants; and those who have health conditions, including the elderly. 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. A bill that would create an elected school board in Chicago advanced out of a Senate committee Wednesday on an 11 to 6 vote, clearing the way for that legislation to pass through the full chamber. The Illinois Department of Corrections will identify medically vulnerable and elderly prisoners eligible for early release or electronic home monitoring. The House took up a constitutional amendment to the states Bill of Rights that says Illinois workers shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and working conditions.. To stay up-to-date on our work,subscribe to our newsletter. Mayor poses question to casino opponents: Do you want your taxes raised? Lets walk through 4 main ways to get early release from prison, under the First Step Act, for an inmate to obtain early release or additional community custody The advocates accuse the governor of dragging his feet in the face of a pandemic, putting prisoners and staff at greater risk. "Illinois continues to lead the Nation in sensible criminal justice reform with Governor Pritzker's approval today of the Joel Coleman Act," said Craig Findley, Chairman of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (PRB). Heres some of whats on our to-do list. Roger Hertzberg, 76, died Sept. 24, 2020, at Robinson Correctional Center of COVID-19 complications while undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Bedi, though, said there are reports that a significant number of correctional officers are refusing vaccines, which continues to pose a risk to those in congregate settings. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. People in Prison in Winter 2021-22 Vera Institute of Justice, February, 2022 All states and the federal prison system reduced their prison populations in 2020, but 19 states and the federal government increased the number of people incarcerated in prisons in 2021. COVID looks like it may stay. A group of civil rights attorneys initiated a united legal challenge Thursday against Gov. Stateville Correctional Center personnel pull carts of hand sanitizer and bars of soap on April 24, 2020. State officials say symptomatic inmates are tested and isolated and those with the most serious cases are transferred to hospitals. The most recent numbers provided by IDOC show that 87 prisoners and one staff member have died of COVID-19-related causes since the beginning of the pandemic. (Youngrae Kim / Chicago Tribune). Whilst staff at veterans' homes, nursing homes, hospitals and sundry health care facilities balk at getting vaccinated let-me-think-about-it rates for doctors, nurses and other frontline health care workers are as high as 40 percent nationwide the state of Illinois has decided that while doses remain scarce, prisoners and the homeless who reside in shelters or frequent day centers are on par with the elderly (75 or older) and "frontline essential workers" who will be second in line after health care workers. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. Additionally, the Corrections Department will give credit for good behavior to prisoners within nine months of their release date. Matthew Echevarria's photos are displayed at his mother's home in East Dundee on Dec. 4, 2020. Speaking to the Senate panel on Friday, Jeffreys said strategies developed for the Stateville outbreak, such as deep cleaning, temperature checks, contact tracing and masking staff and inmates, have been duplicated systemwide. Others are still hoping to be released. On March 17th, civil rights groups signed an open letter to Governor Pritzker with demands related to prisoners in light of the COVID-19 outbreak in Illinois. ", "Joe spent his life in service of others from his time in the military to his time in prison," said Jennifer Soble, Executive Director, Illinois Prison Project. (WBEZ has agreed to not identify the prisoner by his real name. She said prison officials did not notify her or Wilsons wife that he was hospitalized until the family made repeated phone calls. A spokesperson for Pritzker was not immediately available for comment. Click here to sign up for the Help me. That plea, as a mother, is rough to hear.. Dozens of legal and community advocacy groups signed an open letter Monday urging the Illinois Department of Public Health to prioritize incarcerated individuals and staff working in jails and prisons in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Civil rights lawyers filed a federal suit in April 2020 arguing the risk of spreading COVID-19 in prisons poses catastrophic consequences for prisoners, staff and the communities and hospitals that serve them. xWn6+f"E^,"zhzXYE6I~T8B=BSg73tOG##LXEO}n 1mRaIm2%.yM 7{j ! 8zvv|i(8 F+A17qnR=!ZupvWTu]=$n#noOzN"D,?DoW8}'^\ The tragedy is the number of people who have become sick and died. People are dying and theres no urgency assigned to anything, Ryan said. About one-third of Dixons staff was out recently due to sickness, union officials said, and at least 10 inmates, including Watson Gray, have died there since November. 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. In nearly two dozen of the cases, Pritzker granted freedom to men serving natural life sentences for armed robbery under the states habitual criminal law, which after a third offense triggers the mandatory sentence even if no one was physically harmed. This is another step toward the world, the Illinois, our families deserve. Members of End Illinois Prison Lockdown Coalition rally as they call out Gov. 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. 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