'Along with this pandemic, not only comes a health crisis but a food crisis,' Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of Feeding America, says on the rising demand for food assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic. 'We're seeing a perfect storm,' she says.
Judge rejects motion to order immediate release of medically vulnerable detainees at Chicago jailA federal judge on Thursday denied a motion to order the immediate release of medically vulnerable detainees at Cook County Jail in Chicago to prevent the further spread of Covid-19.
The lawsuit filed Friday on behalf of two current detainees at the jail, sought the release or transfer of elderly and medically compromised inmates. It cites accounts from detainees who complained the jail had not done enough to provide them with reasonably safe living conditions and adequate testing in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
In his 37-page order, Kennelly ordered Dart to enact additional sanitation and quarantine guidelines to keep detainees safe. Kennelly also ordered Dart to begin prompt testing of inmates who exhibit Covid-19 symptoms by Saturday. Additionally, the judge said the Cook County Sheriff’s Office must provide face masks to all detainees who are quarantined starting April 12.
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