Prisons are a tinderbox for coronavirus outbreaks, but in Illinois they may be low on cleaning supplies, “We're getting reports of inmates using their own soap that they've purchased through their commissary to clean common areas,' an advocate told WBEZ.
Illinois prison officials have promised more soap and cleaning supplies for facilities, but some prisoners worried about COVID-19 say they're still waiting.Illinois prisons are a tinderbox for a potential coronavirus outbreak, but advocates and family of prisoners say the Department of Corrections isn't providing the basic supplies to keep both staff and prisoners safe.to protect prisons, they say that some individual facilities aren't executing it.
"We're getting reports of inmates using their own soap that they've purchased through their commissary to clean common areas themselves. Once that runs out, where is it coming from?" said Jobi Cates, executive director of Restore Justice. "We understand that the Department of Corrections is working to purchase additional soap, but the fact that they don't have enough on hand is an indication of just how unprepared they are for this public health emergency," he said.online survey for families.
Julie Anderson's incarcerated son told her that his wing had been on lock down and not able to access commissary to purchase additional soap, and no extra soap had been distributed.Another woman whose brother is housed at Stateville said staff handed out a bleach solution, presumably for cleaning cells, but that he still had not been given hand soap.
Besides encouraging more access to sanitation supplies, criminal justice advocates across the state have been calling for the department to
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