Illinois prisons have reported 4,189 cases of COVID-19. This compares to 200 cases reported on Dec. 6; 703 reported the week of Dec. 31; and 1,623 the week of Jan. 7.
Updating results
The Illinois Department of Corrections is reporting that a total of 401 inmates tested positive for COVID-19 this past week in addition to 302 staff members for a total of 703 active cases within correctional facilities.
Five years after a class action lawsuit found Illinois’ mental health care for inmates in the Department of Corrections unconstitutional, an i…