For the second year in a row, Illinois public radio stations are preparing to air 'Prisoncast.' It allows the incarcerated and their families to connect via music, moments, and information.
An investigative report shed light on deadly conditions within a special unit of the prison in Thomson, Illinois, and last week, the announcement came that the unit would close. The 21st was joined by one of the reporters who's been following the story.
Following the deaths of 7 incarcerated people, the Marshall Project and NPR co-published an investigation into conditions at the U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Illinois.
An investigative story is looking into the death of Larry Earvin, a former inmate at Western Illinois Correctional Center, which spurred federal assault and civil rights charges.
As of Sunday, at least eight incarcerated men at Stateville Correctional Center have tested positive for the virus, along with multiple staff members at the prison. A staff member at the Sheridan Correctional Center also tested positive for COVID-19, and so did multiple individuals housed at the North Lawndale Adult Transition Center in Chicago.
