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Some of the defendants were in custody and used jail phones "to complete the fraudulent PPP loan process," officials said

An official designated a relative be hired as an intelligence officer even though that person hadn't applied and someone else had already been chosen

The warden has placed the staff, inmates and community at risk, said union leader Jonathan Zumkehr

Alex Banta now faces up to life in prison for actions the jury said led to the death of inmate Larry Earvin

Ray Tate discovered a way to get out of his cell because of a flaw in the original construction of the jail

"They continue to say we are going to be fine and no one is in jeopardy, but we are very much in jeopardy," the union's president said

Larry Earvin, whose death was ruled a homicide, died five weeks after the 2018 incident

The union is calling for more resources, including a mail scanner, to help reduce the risk to officers

During his sentencing, Smollett loudly maintained his innocence and suggested he could be killed in jail

A proposed program would see inmates from the area transferred about six months before their parole date

With the new cameras in place, COs will instead have a workstation outside each cell block

Between mid-August and mid-October, the cumulative number of inmate infections more than tripled and total staff cases more than doubled

Mike Olino, 47, had worked at the Will County Jail since 2003