New Surge Of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” In Illinois Prisons
With COVID-19 raging throughout the United States, there is a growing sense of desperation among people in prison. Pablo Mendoza, who recently got
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End Illinois Prison Lockdown Coalition
COVID-19 Compels America To Rethink Who We Lock Up In Prison
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the limits of our criminal justice system. Now, we have an opportunity to change it for the better. We
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As COVID-19 Rips Through Cook County Jail, Time To Take A Hard Look In The Mirror
Whatever your opinions are regarding the ways we address the growing use of pretrial detention in America, I hope you’ll see that what
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IDOC COVID-19 Incarcerated Individual Contact Tracker
Since March, we’ve received more than 500 updates about conditions in Illinois prisons. We are still using our tracker to monitor each prison.
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Mothers Are Pushing to Free Their Children From Prison During COVID
“Mom and Pops, I could no longer breathe too good. So I alerted the med tech. I was tested for COVID-19 and it
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