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| Jail fails to meet standards |
| By Chicago Tribune |
| Published: 07/17/2008 |
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ILLINOIS - Cook County Jail does not meet minimum constitutional standards and routinely puts inmates at serious risk, U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald said Thursday at a news conference following the release of a scathing Justice Department report on the facility. The jail falls well short of basic standards, Fitzgerald said, and inmates have been subjected to violence and poor medical care as a result. Among the chief concerns is that the jail fails to protect inmates against beatings, both by corrections officers and other prisoners. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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