Pritzker Activates Guard To Assist Medical Teams At Prison

Apr 3, 2020 | 6:51 AM

(Springfield, IL) — Governor J.B. Pritzker is deploying members of the Illinois National Guard to assist medical teams at a prison north of Joliet. Guard members will be working at Stateville Correctional Center, where 64 inmates and workers have contracted COVID-19. The maximum security facility is on lockdown to prevent movement around the building. The group’s commander says they will be part of several missions at the facility to support and relieve medical staffers.

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