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| Expert: Cook County Jail one of the most dangerous in country |
| By chicagotribune.com - Steve Schmadeke |
| Published: 10/10/2014 |
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Detainees at the Cook County Jail face such an "extremely high" risk of harm that the facility is one of the most dangerous in the country, a national expert on jail operations testified Wednesday, saying "serious failures" in staff leadership are exacerbating the problem. The testimony by Jeffrey A. Schwartz came during a hearing on a civil lawsuit brought by the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University that alleges a culture of brutality exists inside two of the jail's maximum-security divisions. Read More. |
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