Prisoners Say Guards Beat Them In An Area Without Cameras. Then Someone Died.
At an Illinois prison, evidence of abuse in a camera blind spot went ignored for years: “Those officers thought … ‘We can completely get away with this.’ ”
At an Illinois prison, evidence of abuse in a camera blind spot went ignored for years: “Those officers thought … ‘We can completely get away with this.’ ”
Willie Hedden pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him and two other officers of beating Larry Earvin while he was handcuffed in May of 2018.
Prisoners rely on the so-called grievance system to report dangerous conditions, including abuse. In Illinois, the system is broken.
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The sprawling facility is battling one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks in the country. These are first-hand accounts from inside the jail.
Officials say 126 workers and 289 detainees at the jail have confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
On Thursday, a federal judge ordered the county to take steps to keep the jail sanitary and safe as COVID-19 continues to spread.
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The lawsuit comes after one prisoner died from the disease and several others are hospitalized, and on ventilators.