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WGLT Sheriff Jon Sandage said the backlog of inmates held for the state department of corrections has dropped by about 50.
Expect more arrests and jail sentences in McLean County soon.
McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage said the backlog of jail inmates sentenced to prison is shrinking. For many months, the Illinois Department of Corrections refused to take delivery of prisoners from county lockups across the state because of COVID lockdown protocols. Several state prisons suffered significant outbreaks. Sandage gave the news to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council on Thursday that situation is changing. We are actually making some progress getting our prisoners to DOC. We only have about 19 that should be at DOC that aren t. At one time we had close to 70, said Sandage.
A blank COVID vaccination card located at a vaccination clinic in Bloomington.
More than 61,000 people in McLean County are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. That s just over one-third of the population.
But do you know how many of our police officers, street crews and other public-facing employees are vaccinated?
Actually, no one does.
Local government leaders say when it comes to staff vaccinations, it s don t ask, don t tell.
Cathy Oloffson is director of Communications and Community Relations for the Town of Normal. She said town staff is generally forthcoming about getting their COVID vaccines, so coworkers can plan accordingly.
“Many coworkers have been very honest about it. ‘I am going to be out. I am getting the vaccine or I might be here, depending on how I respond to the vaccine,’” Oloffson said. “Many people have shared it voluntarily.”