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. As of Monday night, 57 prisoners and 90 staff members were infected with the virus. 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. 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. At Stateville, all but three who died were serving life sentences for murder. 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. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. 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. 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. He has been living with Bill Ryan, a longtime criminal justice advocate and death penalty abolitionist, since his release. An Illinois lawmaker and a county sheriff are raising fresh concerns about Gov. HB 3665 not only provides better, more compassionate care to Illinois' seriously ill population, but helps improve the overall prison healthcare system. He said he continues to bathe using the sink in his cell rather than risk infection by sharing a shower room with others. Todays guest is Alan Mills, the Executive Director of the Uptown Peoples Law Center in Chicago. Currently, the Prisoner Review Board (PRB) determines conditions of parole and notifies victims and families when an inmate will be released from custody. The board also makes recommendations for clemency petitions to the Governor. 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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. Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP. "Instead, those who pose no risk to the public should be able to go home, get the care they need and spend their final days with their families. Roger Hertzberg, 76, died Sept. 24, 2020, at Robinson Correctional Center of COVID-19 complications while undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. (The Exoneration Project photo). A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. 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. March 23, 2021. Editors Note: The print copy and a previous online version of this report contained incorrect information about the status of the constitutional amendment. J.B. Pritzker through executive clemency. "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. J.B. Pritzker said the Corrections Department has consistently, reviewed its population foreligibilityto be grantedup to 180 daysof credit and claimed they have stepped up these efforts during the pandemic. 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. Indiana A 13th Stateville inmate died in August. 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. 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. Chicago Tribunes Christy Gutowski contributed. Read more here! The Senate passed a bill that could allow terminally ill prisoners The Illinois Department of Corrections and Gov. Watson Gray, 73, died of complications related to COVID-19 on Nov. 6, 2020, at Dixon Correctional Center. He mentored younger men and ran an inmates chapter of the Jaycees charity, as well as other prison programs. Preventing the spread of covid-19 is difficult everywhere. UPLC is tracking COVID-19 cases in IDOC. Stateville Correctional Center personnel pull carts of hand sanitizer and bars of soap on April 24, 2020. Read more here! 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. 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. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. ESSENTIALLY, ONLY INFORMATION ON PRISONERS RELEASED IN THE 1970'S IS AVAILABLE IN ANY DETAIL. She described a frantic several days just calling everybody at the prison, back and forth, in circles, basically. Relatives also called a nearby hospital, she said, but inmates at the hospital are listed as John Does, which added to the initial confusion. In April, CDCR expedited the release of almost 3,500 incarcerated persons serving a sentence Built in the early 1920s and dubbed the roundhouse, the unit was used to quarantine infected inmates. WebThe First Step Act made important changes to how federal compassionate release works. The majority were nonwhite, with 24 listed as Black. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. As of mid-December, about 400 employees were out sick and up to 100 more are usually out waiting for test results. 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. Bronis said he recovered but continues to have headaches and breathing difficulties. Photos: Northwestern loses to Penn State 68-65 in overtime, Nick Niego is back as Brother Rice stuns St. Rita. The man was imprisoned at Stateville Correctional Center, where officials say there are now 12 men who are hospitalized, "including several requiring ventilators.". Click here to sign up for the A stress fracture in his shin. Denice Bronis gets emotional while discussing her fears about her son's health at her home in East Dundee, Dec. 4, 2020. 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. Illinois has granted the early release of about 3,000 incarcerated people since March, according to IDOC data. The one prison worker known to have died of the disease was Linda Savage, a 64-year-old nurse at Vienna Correctional Center. The effort includes a proposed class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court, naming Gov. Legislators designed the ", [{"code":"en","title":"Illinois' Virtual Agent","message":"Hello"},{"code":"es","title":"Agente virtual de Illinois","message":"Hola"}]. 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. He said the department has responded aggressively to a challenging public health crisis that has yet to yield. Sadly, rather than engaging with the governor, AFSCME, the guards' union, immediately announced that it was opposed to any requirement that staff be vaccinated. A USER'S GUIDE TO THE COLLECTION, MAINTENANCE, AND AVAILABILITY OF ADULT PAROLE AND SUPERVISED RELEASE DATA FOR ILLINOIS INMATES IS PRESENTED. Watson Gray, 73, died of complications related to COVID-19 on Nov. 6, 2020, at Dixon Correctional Center. IDOC has about 1,000 unfilled, budgeted positions, according to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31. Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. This is absolutely a failure by the state, said Jennifer Soble, executive director of the Illinois Prison Project. But until now, they have not used these tools, Mills said in a statement. Some say they should be vaccinated with the same urgency as others in congregate settings, such as nursing homes. 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. 3 0 obj There were physicians that would tell us that a particular incarcerated individual was going to pass very soon and then, two, three years later the person is still living, said the Murphysboro Republican. 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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. Members of End Illinois Prison Lockdown Coalition rally as they call out Gov. The full press release and letter to Governor Pritzker areavailable here! 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. That is the highest figure ever. 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. 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. We do believe things are moving in the right direction.. 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. This legislation gives the PRB the authority to grant or deny a prisoner early release based on their medical incapacity or terminal illness. The lawsuit was one of two filed in the early days of the pandemic alleging that Gov. 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 tragedy is the number of people who have become sick and died. WebThe Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A day after the state announced one Illinois prison inmate had died of COVID-19 and that more inmates and staff had tested positive for the coronavirus, a legal services group is renewing its call for thousands of inmates to be released. 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. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. Mason, 76, said a feeling of lightness overtook him when a correctional officer stopped by his cell to tell him he was going home. Angelo Ciaravino and Richard Zoller both have a way of getting their Mount Carmel teammates and the crowd fired up. The IDOC publishes daily updates about positive cases and testing on its website. 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. Officials knew two weeks ago just what kind of crisis loomed outside the front doors of the sprawling Cook County Jail. 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. If you are a member of the press, please contact our Director of Communications, Megan Groves, at megan@uplcchicago.org. Staffers are expected to be prioritized with those in the health care field and other first responders. COVID-19 hospitalizations at Illinois corrections department leave incarcerated peoples loved ones with questions. 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. Pritzker Joins Reproductive Freedom Alliance. %PDF-1.3 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. Matthew Echevarria's photos are displayed at his mother's home in East Dundee on Dec. 4, 2020. There was so much information that was coming and we had to figure it out for ourselves because there was just no guidance for correctional settings as it relates to this outbreak, he said. 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. "We cannot forget that people who might be incarcerated are still human beings and they are still people deserving basic human dignity and respect," said State Senator Jacqueline Collins (D-Chicago). Alan, welcome to the show. ,0(|GfVMJx'#Kf8Z%jZNtFc+ZT\;SUF-}T&v`)B?>7|'e=6/;_u$dNJ.U*n+Nykp$^+ CHICAGO Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation today that creates a path for the compassionate release of medically incapacitated individuals by the Prison Review Board (PRB). Already approved by the state Senate, it will go before voters, appearing on Illinois ballot in 2022. ILLINOIS HAS JUST CONVERTED FROM AN INDETERMINATE TO A DETERMINATE SENTENCING SYSTEM. Roger and Susan Hertzberg before being convicted of marijuana trafficking for hauling nearly 50 pounds of pot through Illinois in 2012. Jeffreys said the IDOC follows federal and state public health pandemic guidelines. He called his crimes stupid mistakes.. 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. "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. Cynthia McDonalds son, Joseph Wilson, 44, died of a COVID-19-related illness while hospitalized on April 13. 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. The pandemic hit Illinois prison system hard last spring, with cases mushrooming and fatalities reported at more than a dozen facilities before cases leveled off late in the year. The Senate passed a bill that could allow terminally ill prisoners to be freed more quickly by the Prisoner Review Board. There have been 87 Illinois prisoner deaths due to COVID, according to the Marshall Project's database. The grievance alleges that he languished without meaningful medical intervention and that, after he died, his body was left in the cell for hours. The message to everyone across this country and across the state is that their workers want to be prioritized, the Chicago Democrat said. Members of End Illinois Prison Lockdown Coalition rally as they call out Gov. Our lives matter, Ehlers said in an email. 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. Savage, a contract employee, had planned to retire in March but died on Nov. 6. The couples daughter, Julie Rittenbaugh, thinks her father caught the virus while receiving chemotherapy for cancer in the prisons medical unit. "This bill creates policy that honors people's humanity while at the same time prioritizing public safety," said Lt. 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Lester Mason, 76, at the home of his nephew in East Peoria on Dec. 14, 2020. 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. 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.". 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. 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. The releases are set to resume soon. Arkee Chaney shows a painting he made about a childhood memory of his father, at his home in Westchester on Dec. 4, 2020. To donate to our work fighting the spread of coronavirus in Illinois' prisons. 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. Recently, Governor Pritzker announced that all staff working in Illinois prisons will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by mid-October. Press Release - Tuesday, February 21, 2023 The bill passed 34 to 17 and now heads to the governors desk. Roger Hertzberg, 76, died of COVID-19 complications Sept. 24 at Robinson Correctional Center. Medical furloughs, which Gov. She said prison officials did not notify her or Wilsons wife that he was hospitalized until the family made repeated phone calls. At UPLC, we are doing our best to stay up to date on the latest COVID-19 developments at IDOC facilities around the state. WebPRISON-RELEASE DISCRETION AND PRISON POPULATION SIZE STATE REPORT: ILLINOIS 4 general population, for an average incremental downturn of -51 per 100,000.4 There is no question that COVID was going to make it into the prisons. The union instead proposed that it will continue to educate staff, in the hope that more staff will agree to vaccinate voluntarily. "I am proud that Illinois is leading with compassion and bringing a restorative justice lens to criminal justice policy making. State Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, and then future state Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, on the Senate floor last year. Many experts agree the best way to control the virus in prison is to reduce head count. Im open to all things that are positive, he said. J.B. Pritzker. 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