Senator Sally Turner Attends AFSCME Council 31 Picket Calls for Administration to Address Urgent Safety Concerns at State Correctional Facilities

 

[October 17, 2024] 

AFSCME members working in state prisons held informational pickets across Illinois today to raise concerns about the growing safety risks facing correctional staff and residents in several IDOC facilities.

After attending the event held outside the Logan and Lincoln Correctional Centers, State Senator Sally Turner (R-Beason) issued the following statement on the ongoing exposure incidents, emphasizing the need for immediate action to protect Illinois' correctional officers and residents.

“The health and well-being of our correctional officers, as well as the individuals in the state’s care, must be our top priority. Continued inaction is completely and utterly unacceptable. It is time for this Administration to take this issue seriously and put into place real measures that ensure the safety of everyone who works or resides at a state correctional center.”

[Marcus J. Durrett
Senior Communications Strategist
Communications and Public Affairs
Illinois Senate Republican Staff]