0 COVID cases in McLean County Jail
Thankfully, there are currently zero known cases inside the McLean County jail according to Sheriff Jon Sandage who spoke at the McLean County Justice...
CALL TO ACTION: Demand Accountability from the Sheriff
I recently discovered that additional cases of COVID-19 in the McLean County Jail occurred back in late November. Since the story broke, there has...
Notes on McLean County Jail Part 5
Statistics as of December 21st, 2020:Population: 230Black: 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...
COVID-19: McLean County Jail Numbers Up to 5
I frequently file Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA) with the McLean County Jail for information on population numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic.This is only...
Notes on McLean County Jail Part 3
Another Justice Committee meeting and another vacuous episode of mostly geriatric County Board Members of a Caucasian persuasion salivating over Sheriff Sandage’s authority as...
COVID-19 hits McLean County Jail
On Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 Sheriff Jon Sandage announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus inside the McLean County Jail. The inmate in question...
Black Lives Matter Mclean County Jail Caravan Protest
On May Day, May 1st, Black Lives Matter Bloomington-Normal organized a car caravan action around the McLean County Jail calling for decarceration and to...
Bloomington Social Distances from Mutual Aid Assistance
On Monday, April 20th, 2020, Bloomington City Council heard from city staff about the impact of COVID-19 on tax revenues, an assessment of the...
COVID-19: the Sandage Status Quo
Sheriff Jon Sandage fired back at activists in his briefing before the Mclean County Board’s Justice Committee meeting Tuesday, April 7th. “To make a...
Sheriff Sandage: Free the Homies During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc in societies across the world, shutting down economies and pushing governments to their limit to prevent the spread of the...
