Inmates in prisons or jails are offered certain rights through the U.S. Constitution, such as the Sixth Amendment, which ensures “speedy” trials, and the 14th Amendment, which guarantees fair treatment to pre-trial detainees.
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Transport belts at the McLean County Jail.
The Woodford County Jail, like other Illinois jails, is required to adhere to the Illinois County Jail Standards.
Cell doors at Sangamon County Jail.
More than two dozen people have been charged in Illinois with fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief money, with authorities alleging some of them were behind bars when they used their relief money to post bond and free themselves from jail. Joliet Police Chief William Evans says 25 people have been charged in the alleged fraud scheme meant to get Payroll Preservation Program checks while not operating actual businesses. Fifteen of those people had been arrested by Wednesday. Authorities say a investigation found that some of the defendants were inmates at the Will County Jail when they applied for and received Paycheck Protection Program loans, and then used the money to bond out of jail on their felony cases. They all face charges including wire fraud, theft and loan fraud, officials said. Evans said each fraudulently obtained loan was for between $19,000 and $20,000, with the fraud costing taxpayers upwards of $500,000. Investigators found that some of the defendants were inmates at the Will County Jail when they applied for and received loans through the pandemic program, and then used the money to bond out of jail on their felony cases.
Photos: New health unit at McLean County Jail was built for infectious diseases
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The nurses station in the McLean County Jail allows staff to oversee patients in the negative-pressure cells as well as holding and exam rooms directly off the station.
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McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage and Chief Deputy Jamie Kessinger inspect a negative-pressure cell installed in the county jail's health unit in March 2020.
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McLean County Sheriff Chief Deputy Jamie Kessinger inspects a negative-pressure cell installed in the county jail's health unit. Jail staff said they are prepared for a limited epidemic but are still worried if the coronavirus were to infect the entire population of prisoners.
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McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage inspects the county jail's health unit in March.
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McLean County Sheriff Chief Deputy Jamie Kessinger nears the entrance to two negative-pressure cells installed in the county jail's health unit.
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The medical supply room in the McLean County jail is well stocked if the jail should have to deal with a limited epidemic of the coronavirus.
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Bonnie Brown, a licensed practical nurse at the McLean County Jail, accesses a secure room in the jail's health unit at the Government Center.
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McLean County Chief Deputy Jamie Kessinger looks at panic buttons that can call in extra help if a problem comes up in the jail's health unit at the Government Center.
