* Press release…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 330 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including three deaths; a Kane County man in his 90s, a Cook County man in his 60s, and a Will County woman in her 50s.
Douglas, Marshall, and Morgan counties are now reporting cases. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,865 cases in 35 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to 99 years.
Two correctional officers and one man incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center have tested positive as well as a contractual worker at Sheridan Correctional Center. The two Stateville correctional officers are recovering at home and the individual who is incarcerated is isolated and recovering in the hospital. Those who have been identified as being potentially exposed are being quarantined and the facility is on a 14-day lockdown.
After consulting with IDPH, the Department of Corrections determined staff and men incarcerated at the Sheridan facility were at low to medium risk for potential exposure. The facility also was placed on a 14-day lockdown.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Wednesday, Mar 25, 20 @ 3:48 pm:
Only six negative tests for every positive test, that is not a good sign.
We need more tests, Mr. President, to get ahead of this thing.
- anon - Wednesday, Mar 25, 20 @ 3:59 pm:
2 more inmates at Lawndale ATC also listed on IDOC webpage
- anon - Wednesday, Mar 25, 20 @ 4:06 pm:
Will county jumped from 28 cases yesterday to 40 today, and with over 600 combined cases in adjacent DuPage and Cook counties just to the north, Stateville CC is the IDOC facility with the potential to show the fastest increase in IDOC positives.
- MrX - Wednesday, Mar 25, 20 @ 5:58 pm:
The individuals in the ATCs have jobs out in the community and are allowed passes to visit family. It was going to get into those before it was in the prisons.
- Southern - Wednesday, Mar 25, 20 @ 7:17 pm:
Hopefully it doesn’t get worse. DHS,DOC, and AFSCME have stood on the sidelines, let these facilities run near normal, and ignored the Governor’s calls to make people telecommute. If it spreads throughout these facilities, they are accountable.
- Grandson of Man - Wednesday, Mar 25, 20 @ 8:36 pm:
People working in law enforcement and prisons are the most essential workers. They can’t work from home. These are among the frontline heroes. Everything that can be done should be done to help them.
- Southern - Wednesday, Mar 25, 20 @ 9:12 pm:
People working in law enforcement and prisons are the most essential workers. They can’t work from home
There are several that cannot work from home. However, there are several positions that can work several days a week from home to reduce the risk. The departments just refuse to allow it. The departments also have the Union in their pockets, so you won’t see the public outrage from AFSCME that you get from other unions.
- Cal Stone - Wednesday, Mar 25, 20 @ 10:02 pm:
Unfortunately, we still do not have a working thermometer in the entire IDOC facility where I work. If you’re going to get a fever, then you’re going to see it go up over a period of time. It could be days or even hours, right? This seems like a simple measure to take during these troubling times. I have been washing my hands so much, but it still might not be enough to overcome all the offenders still moving around within the gates. Plus, from what I understand, county jails are still bringing people to the prison.