×
You've used up your 3 free articles for this month. Subscribe today.
New Surge of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” in Illinois Prisons
by Brian Dolinar, Truthout.org, January 30, 2021
Part of the Series: Despair and Disparity: The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19
With COVID-19 raging throughout the United States, there is a growing sense of desperation among people in prison. Pablo Mendoza, who recently got out of prison, said that those inside “are ...
Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.
As a digital subscriber to Prison Legal News, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.
Already a subscriber? Login
More from this issue:
- Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree, by Isaac Arnsdorf
- Sequel: Three Additional Federal Executions Before Trump Left Office, by Chad Marks
- Analysis: Federal Executions in Indiana Became ‘Super-Spreader’ Events, by Derek Gilna
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- California Prison System Fined $400,000 For Prisoner Transfers That Sparked Surge in COVID-19, Also Faulted For Easing Restrictions, by Edward Lyon
- COVID Pandemic: Medical Update, by Michael D. Cohen, MD
- Biden to Phase Out Privately-Run Federal Prisons; Critics Say Plan Too Timid, by Kevin Bliss
- Reuters Investigation: Lamentable Medical Care in Jails and Prisons Exposed During Pandemic, by Casey Bastian
- $300,000 Award for Illinois Prisoner in Sexual Assault Claim, by David Reutter
- Second Circuit Upholds New York Prison Guards’ Federal Criminal Convictions for Assaulting Prisoner, by Matthew Clarke
- Last-Minute DOJ Order Clears Way for Possible Return of Home Confinees to Prison, by Derek Gilna
- Centurion Opts Out of Mississippi Prison Medical Contract, by David Reutter
- A Guide To Finding Housing After Incarceration
- New Surge of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” in Illinois Prisons, by Brian Dolinar
- Arizona Grandmother Sues After Being Jailed and Forced to Drink From Toilet, by Matthew Clarke
- Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania County Over Prisoner’s Death in Restraint Chair Settled for $3 Million, by Matthew Clarke
- Audits Reveals Problems With Privatized Food Service at Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Jail, by Jayson Hawkins
- Essay: What Spurred the Rise in Mass Solitary Confinement, by David Reutter
- Report: Video Courtroom Proceedings Have Negative Impact on Fairness and Access to Justice, by Matthew Clarke
- No Sentence Reduction for Former Pennsylvania Judge Who Was Caging Kids for Kickback Cash, by Matthew Clarke
- New Mexico Lawyer Fights to End Solitary Confinement, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Federal Court Orders Body Cams Be Worn by Guards in Effort to Stop Abuse of Disabled at California Prison, by Douglas Ankney
- COVID-19 Pandemic Leads to Founding of Congressional BOP Reform Caucus, by Anthony Accurso
- Arizona Supreme Court Overturns Decision Allowing Special Master to Review Recordings of Jail Phone Calls to Attorney Alleged to be Privileged, by Matthew Clarke
- Greedo Still Influencing From Texas Prison, by Jayson Hawkins
- Federal Judge Dismisses Arizona Woman’s Wrongful Conviction Suit, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Victim Compensation and Restorative Justice as Alternatives to Sentencing Enhancements for Hate Crimes, by Douglas Ankney
- Private Medical Contractor Wellpath Pays $4.5 Million in Death of Mentally Ill Jail Detainee After Judge Finds It Destroyed Evidence, by Douglas Ankney
- Nearly Killed by Dehumanizing Culture of Indifference, Oregon Prisoner Sues for $975,000, by Mark Wilson
- Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Florida Prisoner Accused of Assaulting Guard After Video Surfaces, by Kevin Bliss
- ICE Detention Facility Deaths Now Highest Since 2005, by Kevin Bliss
- Pay-to-Stay Fees Impoverish Prisoners, Increase Recidivism, by Kevin Bliss
- Prisoner Art on Display in New York City Exhibition, by Edward Lyon
- Pardoned Nevada Bank Robber’s Story Creates Hope for Prisoners, by Casey Bastian
- CoreCivic Faces Liability for Wiretap Act Violations in Nevada Case, by David Reutter
- Mentally Ill Oregon Prisoner’s “Needless & Preventable” Death From Flu Complications Nets Record $3 Million Settlement, by Mark Wilson
- Sixth Circuit Orders Michigan District Court to Review Prisoner’s Plea for Compassionate Release, by David Reutter
- Mass Incarceration Fueling Spread of COVID-19 in Local Communities, by Keith Sanders
- California Starts Phase-Out of Most State Juvenile Prisons, but Loophole Allows Two to Remain Open, by Douglas Ankney
- Ohio Supreme Court Orders Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to Revise Calculation of Prisoner’s Sentence, by Matthew Clarke
- Nevada Reduces Share of Prisoners’ Money That Can be Taken for Restitution, by Daniel A. Rosen
- California Sheriff Hid Number of Deaths in Sacramento County Jails, by Kevin Bliss
- As Prisoners Die, Washington Officials Resist Reform, by Mark Wilson
- California’s San Quentin and Folsom Prisons Hardest-Hit by COVID-19, by Edward Lyon
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Prisoners Can Challenge Deductions Taken From Their Accounts, by David Reutter
- Mississippi Department of Corrections Lifts Smoking Ban at its Prisons, by Keith Sanders
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals Partly Overturns New York District Court, Allows Prisoner’s PREA Violations Claims to Proceed, by David Reutter
- Minnesota Counties Pay Out More Than $10 Million For Prison and Jail Settlements, by Kevin Bliss
- Data: Families of Arizona Prison Guards Suffer High Rates of Domestic Violence, by Edward Lyon
- Federal Court Finds Missouri Parole System Unconstitutional, by Dale Chappell
- New Allegations of Abuse and Sexual Assault at Edna Mahan Women’s Prison in New Jersey, by Kevin Bliss
- Successive Corruption Scandal Rocks Mississippi Prison System, by Edward Lyon
- News in Brief
More from Brian Dolinar:
- Cages Without Bars Are Widening the Net: The Explosion of Electronic Monitoring, Jan. 1, 2023
- Prison Profiteer Is Using Sandra Bland’s Death to Sell Surveillance Technology, Sept. 30, 2022
- Louisiana Prisoners Used as Slave Labor During Hurricane Ida, Families Left in the Dark for Weeks, Nov. 1, 2021
- Eleven Guards Fired after Death at Houston Jail, Nov. 1, 2021
- Hunger Strike, Ceiling Collapse, Lawsuit Spotlight Deteriorating Conditions at Women’s Prison in Illinois, Oct. 1, 2021
- Prioritizing Incarcerated People for Vaccine Quickly Reduced COVID in IL Prisons, June 1, 2021
- New Surge of COVID Is Spreading “Like Wildfire” in Illinois Prisons, March 1, 2021
- Illinois Prison Phone Rates are Lowest Following Grassroots Activism, Aug. 6, 2019
- Profiting Off Mass Incarceration: Detroit Pistons Owner Buys Private Prison Phone Company, Oct. 10, 2017
- With General Inch in Charge, We Can Expect Further Militarization of the Prison System, Aug. 30, 2017
More from these topics:
- Failures Brought to Light in Arizona Prison System’s COVID-19 Response, March 1, 2025. Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, COVID-19.
- Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Witness Wearing Surgical Mask During Pandemic Is Denial of Sixth Amendment Right to Face-to-Face Confrontation and No General Exception to This Right for Pandemic or ‘Other Global Events’ Such as Wars and Natural, Feb. 15, 2025. COVID-19, Confrontation Clause/Rights, Practitioner Exception.
- Identities Stolen From Virginia Jail Detainees For $341,205 COVID-19 Fraud, Nov. 15, 2024. COVID-19, Financial Institution - Definition, Identity Theft.
- Ninth Circuit Provides Cover to Oregon Governor for Prioritizing Guards Over Prisoners for COVID-19 Vaccine, Oct. 15, 2024. Systemic Medical Neglect, COVID-19, Guards/Staff.
- U.S. Sentencing Commission Publishes Data Report on Compassionate Release in FY 2023, Oct. 1, 2024. COVID-19, Statistics/Trends, Compassionate Release, Official Report.
- Legal Noose Tightens Around Necks of CDCR Officials Whose Botched Transfer Sparked San Quentin COVID-19 Outbreak, May 1, 2024. Transfers, COVID-19.
- Wyoming Supreme Court Grants Immunity to DOC in Prison COVID-19 Vaccine Mix-Up, May 1, 2024. Medication, COVID-19, Immunity/Liability.
- $2,000 Paid to Former Arkansas Jail Detainees Given Horse Dewormer for COVID-19, April 1, 2024. Medication, Medical Experiments/Exploitation, COVID-19.
- North Carolina Prison Official Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Program Fraud, March 1, 2024. Government Misconduct, COVID-19, Fraud and Deceit, Fraud and Theft Loss.
- Oklahoma Prisoner Uses COVID-19 Stimulus Check to Overturn Conviction, Jan. 1, 2024. COVID-19, Informants, Wrongful Conviction.