LOUISVILLE – A drug-related incident over the weekend at the Pinckneyville Correction Center is yet another example of the total breakdown happening under Governor JB Pritzker’s watch, according to the Darren Bailey/Aaron Del Mar campaign.

Six inmates reportedly overdosed after being exposed to illegal drugs inside the prison on Saturday. How the drugs got inside — and why basic security continues to fail — remains unanswered by the Pritzker Administration.

The Bailey/Del Mar campaign for Governor issued the following statement Monday from Aaron Del Mar:

“Let’s be clear: this is what happens when a governor is more focused on political games than public safety. Under JB Pritzker, the Department of Corrections has become a leadership vacuum. Drugs making their way into a state prison is not an accident – it’s a symptom of an administration that has lost control.

For years, Pritzker has pushed policies that weaken discipline, embolden offenders, and demoralize the men and women who actually keep our prisons running. When you treat corrections like a social experiment instead of a serious responsibility, this is the result. Officers are put at risk, inmates are put at risk, and taxpayers are left wondering who is actually in charge.

When Darren Bailey and I take office, that changes on day one. We will restore order, support correctional officers, and make sure prisons operate like prisons – not playgrounds. And let me be perfectly clear: if a director under a Bailey Administration allowed drugs to infiltrate a facility, they’d be removed immediately. That’s accountability. That’s leadership. And it’s something Illinois hasn’t seen from JB Pritzker.”