Admissions to Illinois state prisons suspended, with few exceptions, due to coronavirus

Yesterday, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker issued an executive order suspending, with few exceptions, admissions to state prisons from county jails, in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Seven incarcerated people and six staff are confirmed to have COVID-19, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections. Results are pending for 30 tests provided to prisoners.

“The vast majority of [state prisoners], because of their close proximity and contact with each other in housing units and dining halls, are especially vulnerable to contracting and spreading COVID-19,” the...