McLean County Jail News
Published: 12/29/2020
As of December 21st, 2020:
Population: 230
Black: 52.6% (121)
People of Color: 56.96 (131)
People of No Color: 43% (99)
Pre-trial: 93%
Charged with Felony: 87.8%
Charged with Felony against Property: 21.7%
Charged with Felony against Person: 19.1%
Charged with Misdemeanor: 3.9%
Charged with drug offense: 34.3%
COVID-19:
Inmates: 7 have tested positive in total
Staff: 8 have tested positive in total.
Current positive cases: unknown 01
COVID-19 numbers silently rise in McLean County Jail
It seems COVID-19 infection numbers in the McLean County Jail have risen since I last wrote about the Law & (In)justice Center. Since August, COVID-19 numbers remained flat at 5 inmates & 2 staff. Yet, on November 25th, at least two inmates tested positive bringing the total number to 7. Recent information requests indicate staff numbers have skyrocketed with 6 additional cases making a total of 8. I’m still inquiring on when exactly the staff members tested positive and whether there are any active cases in the jail.