Dr. Ngozi Ezike. Director of IDPH 69 W. Washington Street, 35th Floor Chicago, IL 60602 Re: Shut Down Vienna Correctional Center Dear Dr. Ezike, We are reaching out to you as citizens concerned for the Illinois residents that are currently living or working in Vienna Correctional Center. The combination of the COVID-19 threat with the extreme living conditions at the prison are a lethal mix, not only for the individuals incarcerated in the facility but also for the staff and for the surrounding community in Southern Illinois. It is very difficult to get any information about Vienna, and incarcerated individuals who inform their loved ones about it get their communication to the outside terminated. What we have learned through inmates and reporters (https://theappeal.org/vienna-prison-illinoispower-outages/) is so concerning that we are asking you to look into the situation at Vienna. The electrical system at Vienna CC has deteriorated to the point that most of the prison is being run on generators. They generate noxious fumes and are themselves unreliable. This has led to many outages of electricity, including some overnights. When the prison is in darkness, no one can leave their cells, and most importantly, all the sinks are communal, so no one can get to wash their hands for many hours. Adding to the health threat, the prison is infested with black mold and rodents in the dining halls and kitchen, with feces in the food. As medical professionals try to dole out medication using flashlights because the lights don’t work in the infirmary, mistakes are potentially lethal. Individuals have been moved from building to building multiple times in the last few weeks as necessary elements of buildings have given out. For public health reasons, this facility needs to be evacuated until it can be renovated or shut down completely. COVID is a much greater threat to the lives of incarcerated individuals especially, because It is a deadly place to live. Should Vienna become a hotspot, it will be a vector through the staff for the surrounding area. We honor the great job your department has done taking care of the citizens of Illinois, hard hit by the coronavirus. Now it is time to look into the prisons, and particularly Vienna, before a second wave hits. 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