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by Greg Bishop, The Center Square  | May 04, 2021 10:00 AM Print this article Visits to Illinois’ prisons are being phased in as staff and inmates get vaccinated. But, there are concerns being raised about how much uptake there is for the COVID-19 vaccine among staff. There’s also a push from county sheriffs to have the state transfer convicted inmates to state prisons, instead of being housed at county jails. Prisons went on lockdown for most of COVID-19. But, with vaccines now available, Illinois Department of Corrections Director Rob Jefferys told lawmakers la...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Visits to Illinois’ prisons are being phased in as staff and inmates get vaccinated. But, there are concerns being raised about how much uptake there is for the COVID-19 vaccine among staff. There’s also a push from county sheriffs to have the state transfer convicted inmates to state prisons, instead of being housed at county jails. Prisons went on lockdown for most of COVID-19. But, with vaccines now available, Illinois Department of Corrections Director Rob Jefferys told lawmakers last week, there is uptake. “And so far 69% of our incarcerated population a...

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