Are Illinois Prisoners Receiving Enough COVID-19 Protection?
Bureau of Land Management Oregon and Washington
The number of incarcerated individuals testing positive for the coronavirus is climbing with each day. One hundred seventy-eight staff members and 231 inmates people, including both incarcerated individuals and staff, have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois prisons.
A survey of Illinois prisoners on coronavirus in the state Department of Corrections indicates that almost half of the inmates have not received access to cleaning materials from IDOC to sanitize their cells in the past week. Jenny Vollen-Katz talked about that.
Illinois Newsroom reporter Lee Gaines discussed her recent story, Educators Donate $50,000 Worth Of Hand Sanitizer, Soap To Illinois Prisons. Inmates Wonder Where It Went
Guests:
Jenny Vollen-Katz, the Executive Director at the John Howard Association of Illinois
Lee Gaines, education & social justice reporter for Illinois Newsroom