Prisoners won't be getting their visits - or their deliveries of certain "items:"
- Due to an outbreak of "influenza-like illness" at Cook County Jail, officials tonight said some visitation will not be allowed.
In an effort slow the spread of the sickness, staff of the Cermak Hospital has advised the sheriff's office to put all detainees in Division 1 on no-movement status and to ban visits there, according to a news release.
Detainees in Divisions 4 and 5 are on a limited movement status, which might affect visitations there, sheriff's officials said.
This is going to put a crimp in the prisoner underground economy and we're pretty sure the commissary is ill equipped to pick up the slack.