J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections, demanding the immediate release of Illinois prisoners vulnerable to the coronavirus. WebThe Illinois Department of Corrections is a multicultural agency deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion. Vaccinating prisoners is good public policy. Rosario Ibarra, Mexicos champion of the disappeared, has died at 95, Cook County judge refused to speak with police investigating another judge, Lightfoot is out, Vallas and Johnson are in the April runoff, Chicago police officer dies after exchanging gunfire at close range with suspect in Gage Park, Analysis: How Lightfoot went from political rock star to rock bottom, Patrick Kane leaves Chicago with clear legacy: Blackhawks greatest player of all time, Mayor Lori Lightfoot was in a fight she couldnt have won, Northwestern falls to Penn State in OT for third consecutive loss, Bulls nearly blow 21-point lead but survive against Pistons, Defensive whiz Richard Zoller, high-flying Angelo Ciaravino help Mount Carmel take down Hyde Park. The Las Vegas woman and her husband, Roger, were nabbed in Illinois with nearly 50 pounds of pot on their way to Pittsburgh in 2012. Stateville Correctional Center, a maximum security state prison for men in Crest Hill, on March 30, 2020. (April 17) In Illinois, the governor signed an executive order that eases the But more than 30% of those still locked up have a projected mandatory supervised release date before Jan. 1, 2022, meaning they are due to be set free in a year or less anyway, state data shows. The department says another source of infection is detainees being moved from county jails to prisons. A stress fracture in his shin. Since March, the governor has pardoned or commuted the sentences of about 100 men and women convicted of crimes, the oldest dating back to 1978, that range from murder to cannabis possession. 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. If you are in contact with a friend, family member, or other loved one who is currently in IDOC custody and believe that your loved one would be comfortable with you sharing their information with us, please take a moment to fill out this survey. But prisons are among the hardest places to protect. "Governor Pritzker's prioritization of legislative reforms of the criminal justice system reinforces the importance of collaboration among Illinois agencies to cultivate positive change.". The full press release and letter to Governor Pritzker areavailable here! People incarcerated in Illinois will be among those vaccinated against coronavirus during the next phase, according to a newly released state plan. Alan has been fighting for the rights of imprisoned people for decades and has played a key role in recent efforts to free prisoners who are locked in facilities where the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire. The grievance alleges that he languished without meaningful medical intervention and that, after he died, his body was left in the cell for hours. While he was awaiting a decision on clemency, he passed away alone in prison, though he did not pose a risk to the public. Lets walk through 4 main ways to get early release from prison, under the First Step Act, for an inmate to obtain early release or additional community custody Alan, welcome to the show. 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. Gray is one of at least 60 incarcerated people who have died since March after becoming infected with the new coronavirus in Illinois custody a death toll that has doubled since November, state data through Dec. 22 shows. The law took effect January 1, 2022. She urged her colleagues to find a compromise that gets to what our children in the classroom need.. Jeffreys said Friday that with the anticipated vaccinations and mitigation strategies, he hopes to put a stop to this virus inside our facilities by late January. 1. He tested positive for COVID-19 around Labor Day. Recently, Governor Pritzker announced that all staff working in Illinois prisons will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by mid-October. As the new COVID-19 surge continues racing through Illinois prisons, with a disturbing rise in inmate deaths in November plus the states first staff fatality, corrections officials said they will start to test all prison employees for the virus regardless of whether the workers have symptoms. The settlement would accelerate the implementation of the policy by 90 days, she said in a statement. More than 1,000 prisoners in Illinois are set to be released after a lawsuit settlement aimed at protecting medically vulnerable prisoners from COVID-19. "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. The outages made it harder to use the shared bathroom, one of the few places they could wash their hands. Every day I thought my son was going to die, said Bronis, of East Dundee. Gov. Camren Wynter hit a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give Penn State a 68-65 victory against Northwestern. ", [{"code":"en","title":"Illinois' Virtual Agent","message":"Hello"},{"code":"es","title":"Agente virtual de Illinois","message":"Hola"}]. Bedi, though, said there are reports that a significant number of correctional officers are refusing vaccines, which continues to pose a risk to those in congregate settings. State Rep. Marcus Evans, the sponsor of the amendment, said it would not change existing Illinois law but make permanent the rights workers already have. A new point of contention is where prisoners will be on the vaccine distribution list. To see charts broken down by prison, click here. It brought our whole agency together and made us laser-focused to carry out our objectives as we combat this virus.. An Illinois lawmaker and a county sheriff are raising fresh concerns about Gov. Officials knew two weeks ago just what kind of crisis loomed outside the front doors of the sprawling Cook County Jail. Additionally, the Corrections Department will give credit for good behavior to prisoners within nine months of their release date. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS MAINTAINS TWO COMPUTERIZED RECORD SYSTEMS. J.B. Pritzkers failure to release vulnerable prisoners from overcrowded facilities will cost unnecessary loss of life behind bars and in surrounding communities, say advocates and medical professionals. 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. Also, early release substantially accelerated the amount of crime suffered by the public, but contributed to less than 1 percent of all crimes reported in Illinois. (Youngrae Kim / Chicago Tribune), Arkee Chaney, 76, is an artist whose life sentence was commuted to time served in June after 31 years imprisonment for armed robbery. State Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, pointed to states that have right-to-work laws, saying theyre one of the most diabolical ways to limit collective bargaining and limiting bargainingis a losing proposition for all workers, Yednock said. Help me. That plea, as a mother, is rough to hear.. 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. xWn6+f"E^,"zhzXYE6I~T8B=BSg73tOG##LXEO}n
1mRaIm2%.yM 7{j ! 8zvv|i(8 F+A17qnR=!ZupvWTu]=$n#noOzN"D,?DoW8}'^\ Matthew Echevarria's photos are displayed at his mother's home in East Dundee on Dec. 4, 2020. Five days later, a 65-year-old sex offender from Rockford, Larry Bourbon, succumbed to the virus in his prison bunk. COVID-19 hospitalizations at Illinois corrections department leave incarcerated peoples loved ones with questions. The rate of deaths slowed tremendously after IDOC started universal testing and voluntary vaccinations of staff and inmates. The settlement reached March 23, 2021 will result in the immediate release of more than 1,000 people from IDOC facilities. 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. ", "Joe Coleman, a decorated Vietnam veteran, died of cancer awaiting clemency on a 1981 case where no one was hurt, without the opportunity to say goodbye to his family from his deathbed," said State Senator John Connor (D-Crest Hill). (Zbigniew Bzdak / Chicago Tribune). The Illinois Department of Corrections will identify medically vulnerable and elderly prisoners eligible for early release or electronic home monitoring. Im tending to believe they did nothing but left him on the floor, she said, because he went straight from his cell to a hospital.. As of Monday, more than 10,800 state inmates and 4,200 staff members had tested positive for the virus, according to IDOC statistics posted online. Alan Mills, executive director of Uptown Peoples Law Center, said prison officials have had the tools to identify and release prisoners who are eligible for years. This landmark legislation requires that PRB both verify eligibility for release and consider victim statements in making its determinations.". Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP. 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. The Illinois Department of Corrections agreed to use its best efforts to process the awards within the next month. Members of End Illinois Prison Lockdown Coalition rally as they call out Gov. As COVID-19 vaccination distribution has expanded across the country, incarcerated people remain one of the populations that is both most vulnerable to COVID-19 and most distrustful of medical care, according to several legal advocacy organizations. A broken ankle. The House-passed bill, HR 5682, establishes a new program of time credits (sec. Over four months, only one inmate died of COVID-19 systemwide. Before the committee voted, state Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford said the House bill as well as the one shes sponsoring on behalf of Mayor Lori Lightfoot still needs work. 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. ESSENTIALLY, ONLY INFORMATION ON PRISONERS RELEASED IN THE 1970'S IS AVAILABLE IN ANY DETAIL. A state budget with firm fiscal foundation that shows tremendous progress? Or a cynical election-year ploy to buy votes? 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. The Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council estimated that the recidivism rate would cost taxpayers $13 billion over five years if nothing is done to decrease it. The IDOC publishes daily updates about positive cases and testing on its website. Press Release - Tuesday, February 21, 2023 ChicagoGovernor JB Pritzker today announced he will join the Reproductive Freedom Alliance (RFA), a non-partisan group of state Governors focused on working alongside one another to identify best practices for legislative and executive ILLINOIS HAS JUST CONVERTED FROM AN INDETERMINATE TO A DETERMINATE SENTENCING SYSTEM. That tragedy was preventable.. To donate to our work fighting the spread of coronavirus in Illinois' prisons, click here. Medical furloughs, which Gov. Early release from prison is sometimes On April 22, 2020, Chicago area civil rights groups came together to write a letter of support for the actions of Illinois Governor Pritzker. A stress fracture in his shin. The effort includes a proposed class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court, naming Gov. I could hear it in his voice, that he was close, said Susan Hertzberg, as quoted in a petition her lawyer filed with the state seeking early release. 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. As PLN has reported extensively in the past, while most states and the federal government have medical release laws on the books, sick prisoners still generally die in This is another step toward the world, the Illinois, our families deserve. HISTORICAL FILES ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO USE FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. HB 3665 not only provides better, more compassionate care to Illinois' seriously ill population, but helps improve the overall prison healthcare system. Republican state Rep. Deanne Marie Mazzochi. Releasing inmates "requires a process that gives close attention to detail, for the safety of each inmate, his or her family, and the community at large demands a sensible and individualized release plan -- especially during a pandemic," the opinion continued. The federal lawsuit asked the court to issue an emergency order that would have authorized the release of roughly 13,000 state prisoners. (WBEZ has agreed to not identify the prisoner by his real name. We must act quickly. The state crime rate actually declined while early release was operating. THE BOARD MAINTAINS RECORDS OF THE OUTCOME OF EACH DECISION, CARD FILES CONTAINING THE PAROLE HISTORY OF EACH PAROLEE, AND LEGAL PAPERS PERTINENT TO DECISIONS. But, between mid-August and mid-October, the cumulative number of inmate infections more than tripled and total staff cases more than doubled. A MONTHLY REPORT GIVING COUNSELOR CASELOADS AND TRANSFERS IS PUBLISHED. ), Gov. People in Prison in Winter 2021-22 Vera Institute of Justice, February, 2022 All states and the federal prison system reduced their prison populations in 2020, but 19 states and the federal government increased the number of people incarcerated in prisons in 2021. COVID looks like it may stay. AT FINAL DISCHARGE, THE ADULT PAROLE SERVICES FILES ARE SENT BACK TO THE INSTITUTION WHERE THEY ARE STORED AND EVENTUALLY MICROFILMED. Op-ed: The vaccine showdown no one is talking about: An Illinois mandate vs. the state's prison staffs. But in denying emergency relief last year, U.S. District Judge Robert Dow said there was no convincing reason for a federal court to intrude on the effort by other stakeholders to contain the problem. SPRINGFIELD The right of Illinois workers to organize and to bargain collectively could soon be codified into the states constitution, and the terminally ill could soon secure early release from prison more quickly under measures that passed through the General Assembly Wednesday. "Thanks to the many advocates and General Assembly sponsors Senator John Connor and Representative Will Guzzardi, more families will get to say goodbye to their loved ones the way we all hope to get to when the time comes: together. ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM REPORTS ON INDIVIDUALS IS GOVERNED BY ILLINOIS STATUTE, AS IS ACCESS TO SUPERVISION FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES. The application of credits is expected to begin within the next 30 days, the court document states. Mason was freed from Pontiac Correctional Center on Nov. 25 by Gov. Already approved by the state Senate, it will go before voters, appearing on Illinois ballot in 2022. Echevarria is incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. The amendment would also ensure the right to bargain will not be diminished by any future law, proponents said. Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP file. Through public records and interviews, the Tribune identified the first 50 inmates who died in the pandemic. All 50 were men. J.B. Pritzker through executive clemency. New questions were being raised Tuesday night about how many inmates have actually been released from state prisons because of the COVID-19 crisis, and In an effort to address the COVID-19 pandemic inside the states prisons, CDCR implemented emergency measures to protect all those who live and work in our state prisons, and the community at-large. Officials also said they are doing more to hold staff accountable if they go unmasked at work. (Family photo). Fatalities have been reported in nearly 20 IDOC facilities, with Dixon one of the latest hot spots. This on its face seems like a really nice idea but well be dealing with the negative fallout of an ill thought-out constitutional provision.. If you are in contact with a friend, family member, or other loved one who is currently in IDOC custody and believe that your loved one would be comfortable with you sharing their information with us. Some politicians question states priorities. He mentored younger men and ran an inmates chapter of the Jaycees charity, as well as other prison programs. In cases of medical The lawsuit filed in April 2020 alleged prison settings pose a particular risk of spreading COVID-19, with catastrophic consequences not just to the prisoners and staff, but also to their communities and the hospitals that serve them., Stateville Correctional Center, a maximum security state prison for men in Crest Hill, on March 30, 2020. It changes and expands the compassionate release eligibility criteria; ensures the prisoners have the right to appeal the BOPs denial or neglect of the prisoners request for a compassionate release directly to court; and provides other important features, such as People are dying and theres no urgency assigned to anything, Ryan said. Worldwide there are 11m behind bars, according to Penal Reform International, a pressure group. UPLC is tracking COVID-19 cases in IDOC. Mason, 76, said a feeling of lightness overtook him when a correctional officer stopped by his cell to tell him he was going home. Our lives matter, Ehlers said in an email. 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. In response, the states lawyers said pilot programs were underway, but broadening testing at dozens of facilities was no easy charge and more time was needed to evaluate effectiveness. A federal judge Friday blocked a bid by state prisoners for an accelerated release or transfer amid the coronavirus, finding state officials current processes dont violate their constitutional rights. To put the numbers in perspective, there were fewer than 700 known infections of inmates and staff across IDOC from March to early August, when the latest surge began. 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. Ryan is among those trying to help free more prisoners during the pandemic, especially the older people or those with terminal diseases.. Roger Hertzberg, 76, died Sept. 24, 2020, at Robinson Correctional Center of COVID-19 complications while undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Roger and Susan Hertzberg before being convicted of marijuana trafficking for hauling nearly 50 pounds of pot through Illinois in 2012. It is still very much a real issue., Jennifer Soble, executive director of the Illinois Prison Project, which also represented the plaintiffs in the suit, said IDOC also is working on new policies regarding electronic detention, discretionary sentencing credits and others that will help thousands of other inmates as well.. Their complaints echo a survey conducted in April and early May by the John Howard Association, a prison watchdog group. The IDOC denied a Tribune open-records request for information about Bourbons death, citing confidentiality exemptions. To stay up-to-date on our work,subscribe to our newsletter. In the grievance, Tommy Ryburn, 61, said Bourbon had constant vomiting and diarrhea and was often too weak to get out of bed to take his medication or insulin shots. (The Exoneration Project photo) Gray is one of at The Senate passed a bill that could allow terminally ill prisoners to be freed more quickly by the Prisoner Review Board. Her husband, Terry, said she said was a gifted nurse with a tender heart. She loved camping, travel, flea markets and yard sales. The board also makes recommendations for clemency petitions to the Governor. In April, CDCR expedited the release of almost 3,500 incarcerated persons serving a sentence 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. Chicago Tribunes Christy Gutowski contributed. He wasnt really asking for another chance, said Lindsay Hagy, Grays attorney. stream Like other Chicagoans, we have ideas about what the next mayor should do. Roger and Susan Hertzberg before being convicted of marijuana trafficking for hauling nearly 50 pounds of pot through Illinois in 2012. APPENDIXES, TABULAR INFORMATION, AND FIGURES ARE INCLUDED. He had three disciplinary tickets in four decades for minor infractions, said his lawyer, Soble. 3 0 obj In nearly two dozen of the cases, Pritzker granted freedom to men serving natural life sentences for armed robbery under the states habitual criminal law, which after a third offense triggers the mandatory sentence even if no one was physically harmed. He has been living with Bill Ryan, a longtime criminal justice advocate and death penalty abolitionist, since his release. 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. 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.". People In Jails, Prisons Will Be Vaccinated In Next Phase, State Confirms After Advocates Push, Jail, Prison Populations Must be Among First to Get COVID-19 Vaccine: Advocacy Groups, COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging again in Illinois prisons, as inmates and advocates call for more action, Prioritizing Vaccines for Prisoners is Good Public Policy, Illinois to expand testing of prison workers as inmate deaths, infections surge, Forgotten: Stateville inmates warn of rising COVID-19 outbreak behind bars, Lawsuit: Illinois Prisons Are Failing To Protect Inmates From COVID-19, Lawsuit: Pritzker, IDOC Failed to Protect Vulnerable Inmates from COVID-19. Eddie Caumiant, regional director of the union that includes state corrections employees, said the pandemic has exacerbated staffing shortages and some staff work multiple 16-hour double shifts a week., Linda Savage, 64, a nurse at Vienna Correctional Center in downstate Vienna, died Nov. 6, 2020, of complications related to COVID-19. At about 100 pounds and in poor health, 78-year-old Susan Hertzberg hardly poses a threat to public safety, her lawyer said. Earlier this month, the state began regularly testing all prison employees whether or not they have symptoms. 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. As of mid-December, about 400 employees were out sick and up to 100 more are usually out waiting for test results. 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. INSTEAD, THERE IS A FIXED RELEASE DATE, ASSUMING GOOD TIME IS SERVED, SET BY LAW AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRISON TERM. Jeffreys said the IDOC follows federal and state public health pandemic guidelines. Denice Bronis said her son, Matthew Echevarria, tested positive around Labor Day at Menard Correctional Center. The most recent numbers provided by IDOC show that 87 prisoners and one staff member have died of COVID-19-related causes since the beginning of the pandemic. The proposed constitutional amendment passed 80 to 30. But they described widespread illness, unsanitary conditions and struggles to get tested and receive adequate medical care. "(The prisoners) have provided no convincing reason for a federal court to intrude here and now -- either to issue a blanket order for the release of thousands of inmates or to superimpose a court-mandated and court-superintended process on the mechanisms currently in place to determine which IDOC inmates can and should be safely removed from prison facilities at this time," the judge wrote in his 48-page opinion. March 23, 2021. Infections have increased about 23% in Chicago over the past week, mostly among people age 18 to 40, according to city Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady. Also this month, for those prisons where infections are soaring, both workers and inmates are being tested every three days until no new cases are identified for two weeks. Some say they should be vaccinated with the same urgency as others in congregate settings, such as nursing homes. It does not, however, include details about hospitalizations, contact tracing or fatalities. Then the Power Started Going Out. At Stateville, all but three who died were serving life sentences for murder. (Youngrae Kim / Chicago Tribune). WebThe Illinois Department of Corrections will identify medically vulnerable and elderly prisoners eligible for early release or electronic home monitoring. More than 1,000 medically vulnerable or elderly inmates in Illinois prisons are set to be released following a settlement agreement in a lawsuit brought last spring against the head of the Illinois Department of Corrections and Gov. The couple, who had not seen each other since being imprisoned, were allowed a final phone call before he died. This legislation gives the PRB the authority to grant or deny a prisoner early release based on their medical incapacity or terminal illness. ", "Joe spent his life in service of others from his time in the military to his time in prison," said Jennifer Soble, Executive Director, Illinois Prison Project. Echevarria is incarcerated at Menard Correctional Center. After a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Illinois prisons sickened thousands of workers and inmates, the state will begin vaccinating both groups in the coming week a plan that drew praise from advocates but provoked the ire of some lawmakers who argue criminals should not be prioritized. 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 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. State officials say symptomatic inmates are tested and isolated and those with the most serious cases are transferred to hospitals. Amanda Antholt, one of the attorneys representing the prisoners, said the settlement will likely affect up to 1,200 inmates across Illinois prisons. 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. At a recent state Senate committee hearing, acting IDOC Director Rob Jeffreys acknowledged the high numbers, which he blamed in part on increased testing and said mirrors state and national trends. (Family photo). A 13th Stateville inmate died in August. The increased testing in recent weeks helped drive the most recent jump in positive case numbers, Jeffreys said. In letters and interviews, men inside the facility describe conditions they say are continuing to drive infections at the Illinois prison hardest hit by coronavirus. 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. It remains to be seen if the law does anything. 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. 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. According to the settlement, the Corrections Department will continue to identify and evaluate medically vulnerable prisoners for release even after the pandemic. A day later, Gray died of complications related to COVID-19. 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