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‘They Should Be Letting Guys Go’: Six Illinois Prisoners Dead From COVID-19
At least six men incarcerated in the Stateville Correctional Center near Joliet have died after contracting COVID-19. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, 123 people incarcerated at Stateville have tested positive for the virus along with 65 staff members.