Cook County Begins Vaccinating Jail Detainees
People locked up are especially vulnerable but Illinois Republicans say vaccinating incarcerated people prioritizes “young healthy felons … over high-risk adults.”
People locked up are especially vulnerable but Illinois Republicans say vaccinating incarcerated people prioritizes “young healthy felons … over high-risk adults.”
The county started vaccinations Wednesday. The close quarters make the facility a constant concern during the pandemic.
The legislation, which is currently waiting for the governor’s signature, touches on all corners of the state’s criminal justice system.
Thousands have been waiting in limbo because of the pandemic, but employees are scared that resuming trials could put them in danger.
The legislation, opposed by law enforcement groups, is in response to protests this summer over police violence.
Authorities say a man killed three people and wounded four others in a series of shootings over roughly four hours that started on Chicago’s South Side and ended with his death in a shootout with police north of the city.
For every person killed in a city shooting, five are shot and survive. Those victims — about 50,000 since 2000 — are marked for life.
The massive court system has been at various stages of shutdown for nine months because of the pandemic.
About 750 people have been murdered this year in Chicago — the second time in five years the city’s hit that number.
The newly released results show that trust in police differs sharply between different groups of Chicagoans.