On Thursday, August 18th, the Coalition to Decarcerate IL (CDI) was joined by the Campaign to Free Incarcerated Survivors of Torture (CFIST), Uptown People’s Law Center, Natural Resources Defense Council, Healthy Hood Chicago, and MAMAS Activating Movements for Abolition and Solidarity outside 555 W Monroe St. to demand Governor Pritzker improve the water infrastructure and quality across state prisons.  It was discovered that legionella bacteria, which causes legionnaires disease, has been detected in 12 prisons throughout the state, in addition to elevated levels of lead, and copper. This bacteria can be deadly and is not safe to drink or inhale, which means it is unsafe to shower. Many of our currently incarcerated loved ones have reported rashes and burning skin, as well as yellow and brown water discoloration. Reports of unsafe water go back decades.  The Coalition to Decarcerate IL, previously known as the End IL Prison Lockdown Coalition, is a group of loved ones of the incarcerated, currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, activists, and creatives working towards abolition and fighting for the rights and dignity of currently incarcerated individuals and their loved ones.