>> Most men were transferred out of State Bill Correctional Center near Joliet last fall because of poor conditions.

But one group wasn't included in that order.

The health care unit.

Now the last 21 minutes, state bill say they've been, quote, left behind to die.

A reporter Blair Paddock joins us now with more and Blair know you've been covering this.

We've worked on it together quite a bit.

But why was the health care unit not transferred out of Yeah.

So when a federal judge ordered that most of the men were to be transferred outside of state bill in the fall.

>> She said compared to the main housing unit in state fell which had concrete falling from ceilings mold, a host of other issues, the healthcare unit in part didn't have concrete falling from ceilings.

And so the men could stay there.

So now those 21 men, the reason that they've been given as to why they're still housed in that unit are because of their medical needs.

As I understand it, quite a few of the many dialysis which can get at that facility.

So what are the conditions like for them in there?

Yeah, the men that I've been writing to that are inside of that unit say that it's like being a its 3rd world conditions.

They are in extremely restrictive housing conditions sometimes left 24 hours a day in their cell when they get yard time, there are no activities outside in the yard.

They say that they feel like statues in the yard because of that.

And there's no programming.

They no time in the chapel.

No time in Staples Barbershop.

No educational programs, jobs.

Really anything for folks inside on top of that, they say that the food that they're getting is repeating several days in a row and it's sometimes not meeting people's dietary needs.

>> You also reported on the lawsuit over this from the disability Rights group equip for equality.

What today alleged they allege that I do see Illinois Department of Corrections acting director LaToya Hughes is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act as well as the rehabilitation act.

>> By keeping these men inside in unduly restrictive and isolating conditions compared to people without disabilities because of their disabilities.

It also alleges they are I do see is restricting people from programming because of their disabilities.

also where lastly, you know, put this into context for us with, you know, the closure and the rebuild.

The state, though.

>> Yeah, the transfers from stable in the fall are part of the state's pitch to close and rebuild staple Correctional Center as well as Logan Correctional Center.

A woman's facility in Central Illinois >> the transfers are part of this 5 year.

The state has long process to close the facility.

>> Both facilities found to have hundreds of millions in deferred maintenance.

And like I mentioned at the top some pretty poor conditions.

So the state still in the very early process of all of this with the staple transfers being the larger started visible movement in this whole Pat, thank you so much.

Thank you.