Jan. 13, 2022 WASHINGTON Thousands of federal inmates will become eligible for release this week under a rule the Justice Department published on Thursday To stay up-to-date on our work,subscribe to our newsletter. 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. The couples daughter, Julie Rittenbaugh, thinks her father caught the virus while receiving chemotherapy for cancer in the prisons medical unit. INSTEAD, THERE IS A FIXED RELEASE DATE, ASSUMING GOOD TIME IS SERVED, SET BY LAW AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRISON TERM. Press Release - Tuesday, February 21, 2023 ChicagoGovernor JB Pritzker today announced he will join the Reproductive Freedom Alliance (RFA), a non-partisan group of state Governors focused on working alongside one another to identify best practices for legislative and executive As PLN has reported extensively in the past, while most states and the federal government have medical release laws on the books, sick prisoners still generally die in Through public records and interviews, the Tribune identified the first 50 inmates who died in the pandemic. State Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield, said allowing many of these inmates to be released would be unfair to the victims who cannot speak for themselves. Matthew Echevarria's photos are displayed at his mother's home in East Dundee on Dec. 4, 2020. He has come back to normal now since coming home with family, but remains thankful. "Thanks to the many advocates and General Assembly sponsors Senator John Connor and Representative Will Guzzardi, more families will get to say goodbye to their loved ones the way we all hope to get to when the time comes: together. A spokesperson for Pritzker was not immediately available for comment. 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. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections, demanding the immediate release of Illinois prisoners vulnerable to the coronavirus. Cynthia McDonalds son, Joseph Wilson, 44, died of a COVID-19-related illness while hospitalized on April 13. She urged her colleagues to find a compromise that gets to what our children in the classroom need.. Every day I thought my son was going to die, said Bronis, of East Dundee. Sheila Bedi, of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, said that releasing some prisoners back to their communities is the best way to protect the health and well-being of people in prison. Echevarria is incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. "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. 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. 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. (Youngrae Kim / Chicago Tribune), Arkee Chaney, 76, is an artist whose life sentence was commuted to time served in June after 31 years imprisonment for armed robbery. About 1,000 Illinois prison inmates nearing the end of their sentences could soon be released under a settlement announced Tuesday in a federal lawsuit filed as the COVID-19 pandemic was creating a health crisis in state lockups. He called his crimes stupid mistakes.. 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.. Antholt said the settlement also ensures the Department of Corrections is providing training to all the relevant facilities' staff about how to accommodate the needs of vulnerable prisoners. 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 As a result of this settlement, prison officials will finally begin to address this issue.. The Illinois Department of Corrections will identify medically vulnerable and elderly prisoners eligible for early release or electronic home monitoring. The IDOC publishes daily updates about positive cases and testing on its website. He has been living with Bill Ryan, a longtime criminal justice advocate and death penalty abolitionist, since his release. (April 17) In Illinois, the governor signed an executive order that eases the 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. "Governor Pritzker's prioritization of legislative reforms of the criminal justice system reinforces the importance of collaboration among Illinois agencies to cultivate positive change.". And the record here shows that the authorities in this state are doing just that, with constantly evolving procedures increasing the number of inmates released on a daily basis.. 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. Echevarria was a Chicago high school student when police arrested him in a 1999 fatal shooting he insists he did not commit. "I watched helplessly as my father died a lonely death behind bars," said Joe Coleman, Jr. "I thank the Governor and the General Assembly for ensuring no other family has to experience that despair, and for doing so in the honor of my father. Staffers are expected to be prioritized with those in the health care field and other first responders. To see charts broken down by prison. WebMarch 2022 Illinois provides compassionate release to eligible incarcerated individuals with a medical professional who has treated or diagnosed the person; or (5) a prison official.8. Some say they should be vaccinated with the same urgency as others in congregate settings, such as nursing homes. LockA locked padlock 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. This legislation gives the PRB the authority to grant or deny a prisoner early release based on their medical incapacity or terminal illness. The settlement would accelerate the implementation of the policy by 90 days, she said in a statement. A spokeswoman for Gov. His wife, Susan Hertzberg, 78, still in prison, is trying to get a compassionate early release due to her age, health problems and the virus. So Why Have Only 27% Of Workers Taken The Vaccine? The screening process for staff includes temperature checks and, as of October, systemwide contact tracing. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. 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. 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. In cases of medical We do believe things are moving in the right direction.. One staff member a 64-year-old nurse near retirement also died. (WBEZ has agreed to not identify the prisoner by his real name. J.B. Pritzker through executive clemency. IDOC should view this agreement as a first step towards maximizing its power to release people from prison and reunite families. But, between mid-August and mid-October, the cumulative number of inmate infections more than tripled and total staff cases more than doubled. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. WebPRISON-RELEASE DISCRETION AND PRISON POPULATION SIZE STATE REPORT: ILLINOIS 4 general population, for an average incremental downturn of -51 per 100,000.4 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. In an effort to address the COVID-19 pandemic inside the states prisons, CDCR implemented emergency measures to protect all those who live and work in our state prisons, and the community at-large. Officials also said they are doing more to hold staff accountable if they go unmasked at work. The increased testing in recent weeks helped drive the most recent jump in positive case numbers, Jeffreys said. As of Monday night, 57 prisoners and 90 staff members were infected with the virus. Prisons in Illinois, nationally face staff shortages as correction officers quit amid COVID. It brought our whole agency together and made us laser-focused to carry out our objectives as we combat this virus.. Citing his age and poor health, Grays lawyer made a final plea for mercy dated Nov. 5. 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. Jeffreys said the IDOC follows federal and state public health pandemic guidelines. State Rep. Marcus Evans, Jr., D-Chicago, celebrates passage of a ballot question for a constitutional amendment protecting the right to unionize on the floor of the Illinois House of Representatives Wednesday. He had three disciplinary tickets in four decades for minor infractions, said his lawyer, Soble. Republican state Rep. Deanne Marie Mazzochi. 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. The bill provides reasonable timeframes and deadlines for the Prisoner Review Board to review cases involving medical incapacity or terminal illness, and to determine if those inmates with victim input would basically have a quality-of-life improvement if theyre moved out of prison, Connor said. J.B. Pritzker and IDOC had dragged their feet on identifying vulnerable prisoners eligible for early release, putting detainees, prison staff and the public at greater risk of severe illness and death. A broken ankle. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. In total, more than 10,000 inmates and staff have tested positive from the start of the pandemic. (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune). 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. APPENDIXES, TABULAR INFORMATION, AND FIGURES ARE INCLUDED. Already approved by the state Senate, it will go before voters, appearing on Illinois ballot in 2022. Heres some of whats on our to-do list. People incarcerated in Illinois will be among those vaccinated against coronavirus during the next phase, according to a newly released state plan. 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. Roger and Susan Hertzberg before being convicted of marijuana trafficking for hauling nearly 50 pounds of pot through Illinois in 2012. Andrew Sullender reported from Springfield, Rachel Hinton from Chicago. Their complaints echo a survey conducted in April and early May by the John Howard Association, a prison watchdog group. Medical furloughs, which Gov. Months later, Stateville continues to see a steady flow of new cases but has not reported a COVID-19 fatality since mid-August, according to state data through Dec. 21. Illinois Prisons Are COVID-19 Hotspots. ", "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. People incarcerated in jails and prisons will be prioritized for vaccines along with people who are 65 and older, certain essential workers and people experiencing homelessness or residing in shelters, according to the plan released Dec. 31 by the state health department. Bronis' son, Matthew Echevarria, is incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. Chicago Tribunes Annie Sweeney contributed. She said that while the number of prisoners who will be released was significant, there are thousands more who have a legal mechanism to seek release and should get it. He said the department has responded aggressively to a challenging public health crisis that has yet to yield. Then the Power Started Going Out. Stateville Correctional Center personnel pull carts of hand sanitizer and bars of soap on April 24, 2020. The Illinois Department of Corrections and a number of elderly and medically vulnerable prisoners seeking early release from state prisons due to COVID A man incarcerated at the Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill is among eight new deaths from the Coronavirus in Illinois, and 18 other inmates were taken to AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, officials said. That tragedy was preventable.. Recently, Governor Pritzker announced that all staff working in Illinois prisons will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by mid-October. "I am proud that Illinois is leading with compassion and bringing a restorative justice lens to criminal justice policy making. 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. 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. ICJIAs Research Hub is funded through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. UNDER THE LAW EFFECTING THIS CHANGE, PRISON TERMS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR SERIOUS OFFENSES AND FOR SUPERVISED RELEASE TERMS, AND PAROLE NO LONGER EXISTS. 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. WebUNDER THE LAW EFFECTING THIS CHANGE, PRISON TERMS ARE ESTABLISHED FOR SERIOUS OFFENSES AND FOR SUPERVISED RELEASE TERMS, AND The couple, who had not seen each other since being imprisoned, were allowed a final phone call before he died. Amanda Antholt, one of the attorneys representing the prisoners, said the settlement will likely affect up to 1,200 inmates across Illinois prisons. The Pandemic Had Prisoners' Nerves On Edge. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. ), Gov. Between March 2020 and March 2021, 2,472 inmates have left IDOC custodywith an earned discretionary sentencing credit, according to spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh. Mason, 76, said a feeling of lightness overtook him when a correctional officer stopped by his cell to tell him he was going home. INFORMATION ON WHERE TO OBTAIN DATA ON ILLINOIS INMATES PAROLED FROM THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM IS PROVIDED. An amended lawsuit filed against Rob Jeffreys, director of the Illinois Department of Corrections, and Gov. On April 22, 2020, Chicago area civil rights groups came together to write a letter of support for the actions of Illinois Governor Pritzker. Federal sentencing and prison experts Maureen Baird, Mark H. Allenbaugh, and Alan Ellis evaluate the effectiveness of the First Step Act, a bipartisan bill passed in 2018. As efforts continue to slow the spread of COVID-19 at Cook County Jail by reducing the inmate population, Gov. COVID-19 hospitalizations at Illinois corrections department leave incarcerated peoples loved ones with questions. His cellmate filed a written grievance seeking an investigation into the staffs handling of the matter. The settlement reached March 23, 2021 will result in the immediate release of more than 1,000 people from IDOC facilities. After a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Illinois prisons sickened thousands of workers and inmates, the state will begin vaccinating both groups in the coming week a plan that drew praise from advocates but provoked the ire of some lawmakers who argue criminals should not be prioritized. The lawsuit argued that keeping medically vulnerable prisoners who are at risk of contracting COVID-19 confined in close proximity to one another violated their constitutional rights, including the right protecting individuals from cruel and unusual punishment. I want it [to be] clear that while I will continue to negotiate in good faith till the 11th hour of this General Assembly, I will not go quietly without passing something for an elected school board this year, said the Northwest Side Democrat, who is a sponsor of another elected school board measure. WebThe Illinois Department of Corrections will identify medically vulnerable and elderly prisoners eligible for early release or electronic home monitoring. Inmates with at least nine months of their sentence remaining who are considered low-risk will recei. The outages made it harder to use the shared bathroom, one of the few places they could wash their hands. AT FINAL DISCHARGE, THE ADULT PAROLE SERVICES FILES ARE SENT BACK TO THE INSTITUTION WHERE THEY ARE STORED AND EVENTUALLY MICROFILMED. 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. A representative of the Illinois Department of Corrections did not respond to a request for comment about the settlement. Alan has been fighting for the rights of imprisoned people for decades and has played a key role in recent efforts to free prisoners who are locked in facilities where the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire. The amendment would also ensure the right to bargain will not be diminished by any future law, proponents said. 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. He cited the rising numbers and urged the department to act quickly because of an anticipated nationwide fall/winter surge, making a priority of prisons with large elderly populations, such as the one in Dixon. He said, Ill be with you. . ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM REPORTS ON INDIVIDUALS IS GOVERNED BY ILLINOIS STATUTE, AS IS ACCESS TO SUPERVISION FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. by Wendy Sawyer , January 11, 2022 The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has released a lot of new data over the past few weeks that help us finally see both 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. A group of civil rights attorneys initiated a united legal challenge Thursday against Gov. Gov. There have been 87 Illinois prisoner deaths due to COVID, according to the Marshall Project's database. Savage, a contract employee, had planned to retire in March but died on Nov. 6. PNx SgXBN_]W*o!'13! ". The settlement reached Tuesday called for the release of low- to medium-risk inmates who are within nine months of their release date and are eligible for certain good-time credits, court records show. Activists, inmates and family members discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Illinois jails and prisons, How Gov. Denice Bronis gets emotional while discussing her fears about her son's health at her home in East Dundee, Dec. 4, 2020. "What we've accomplished is really working with the state to make sure that they're doing everything they can to utilize the avenues available to them, where it's safe and appropriate to do so, to be releasing folks or to transferring them over to home detention, particularly those who are getting out soon anyway," Antholt, who works for Equip for Equality, said in a phone interview Tuesday. 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. People are dying and theres no urgency assigned to anything, Ryan said. A stress fracture in his shin. COVID-19 cases are ticking back upward across Chicago and the rest of Illinois even as vaccine supply improves, the top doctors from the city and state warned Tuesday. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. At a recent state Senate committee hearing, acting IDOC Director Rob Jeffreys acknowledged the high numbers, which he blamed in part on increased testing and said mirrors state and national trends. J.B. Pritzker arent doing enough to protect elderly and medically vulnerable inmates from COVID-19 inside state prison facilities, according to a lawsuit that claims inadequate testing and sanitation supplies have created conditions where the virus can spread like wildfire.. Suburban Crime Arkee Chaney shows a painting he made about a childhood memory of his father, at his home in Westchester on Dec. 4, 2020. "It's only fitting that his death in prison, though tragic and unnecessary given the many who loved him, will help to restore dignity and humanity to incarcerated people and their families. Op-ed: The vaccine showdown no one is talking about: An Illinois mandate vs. the state's prison staffs. 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. Pritzker Joins Reproductive Freedom Alliance. Advocates for prisoners rights say the states delays in broadening staff testing, releasing thousands of medically vulnerable or other nonviolent prisoners and better enforcing a staff mask mandate have led to widespread infections and more deaths. As of Monday, more than 10,800 state inmates and 4,200 staff members had tested positive for the virus, according to IDOC statistics posted online. 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. Gray is one of at least 60 incarcerated people who have died since March after becoming infected with the new coronavirus in Illinois custody a death toll that has doubled since November, state data through Dec. 22 shows. 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. In addition to providing personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies, the department long ago halted in-person visits, imposed a staff mask mandate and restricted prisoners to their cells with few exceptions, such as showering. Already approved by the state Senate, it will go before voters, appearing on Illinois ballot in 2022. The Illinois legislature has provided IDOC with significant discretion to release people, and it should continue to do so, Bedi said. (Family photo). 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. Fatalities have been reported in nearly 20 IDOC facilities, with Dixon one of the latest hot spots. WebActions to Reduce Population and Maximize Space. Mason said he spent the decades reading novels, writing to his family and mentoring young inmates. WebThe Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. It took a prisoners death just for them to pass out a single extra bar of soap, one incarcerated man said. 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.. 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. Ryan is among those trying to help free more prisoners during the pandemic, especially the older people or those with terminal diseases.. She said prison officials did not notify her or Wilsons wife that he was hospitalized until the family made repeated phone calls. 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