Faith Leaders Hold Vigil Outside CCJ for the Release of People Incarcerated during COVID-19 Pandemic

Faith leaders are gathering outside Cook County Jail to pray for the health and release of the 5,500 people incarcerated inside the jail. This prayer vigil comes on the heels of yesterday’s announcement from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office that a Deputy who had been working in the Cermak Hospital and Residential Treatment Unit has tested positive for COVID-19.

“As people of faith, we understand that each life is sacred. The great prophet Isaiah proclaimed that we must do the work of binding up the brokenhearted, proclaiming release for captives, and securing liberation for prisoners. Our faith calls us to advocate for the release of people incarcerated in the jail whose lives are at risk because of COVID-19. We are in an unprecedented crisis that calls for unprecedented action,” said Reverend Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger, a pastor with the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church.

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