Detainees offered a window into Cook County Jail's COVID surge, saying 'this is like being in hell' in a report.
CHICAGO -- On New Year's Eve, Cook County Jail correctional officers removed a sick man from a tier inside Division 9, one of the jail's maximum-security facilities, according to several men detained there. They weren't surprised when jail staff quarantined them soon after taking the man away. He had been coughing for days, they said.
Tests may be administered to symptomatic people or those exposed to an infected person, and people held at the jail can request testing - or reject it, according to a spokesperson for Cook County Health. Jails face particular challenges combating outbreaks of contagious viruses such as COVID-19, according to multiple studies. The flow of new admissions, barriers to social distancing, and unsanitary conditions can all contribute to easier spread of viruses. As of Feb. 8, 10 detainees had died after contracting COVID-19 in the jail and five correctional officers had died from the virus, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.
"The Cook County Jail has been a leader in implementing strong and innovative COVID practices in correctional settings and has done an excellent job during a very challenging time," she said in a statement to Injustice Watch."After the initial surge, for example, they implemented strong practices to separate and quarantine people coming into the jail, knowing many come in already infected with COVID.
One man on the tier, Jesus G. Silva, said he's worried about the lack of social distancing at the jail. He remembers his anxiety growing during the quarantine and said he fears for his life. But the men quarantined on tier 3E say that didn't happen. And while jail health care officials maintain that quarantines typically last until no new cases are detected on a unit, or until there is no further evidence of sustained transmission of COVID-19, multiple people on tier 3E remember seeing other detainees who appeared symptomatic during the quarantine and days after, with some so sick they stayed in their cells.
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