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| Old Cook County jail buildings meeting wrecking ball in cash-saving move |
| By chicagotribune.com- William Lee |
| Published: 12/01/2016 |
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Citing a two-year decline in the jail population, Cook County officials announced the demolition of the first of several older, shuttered buildings that once housed inmates — a move aimed at saving taxpayers millions of dollars in operating and upkeep costs. Standing in front of remnants of the gutted Division 3 building Wednesday morning at the sprawling Cook County Jail grounds near 26th Street and California Avenue, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart and several city and county elected officials touted diversion programs for nonviolent offenders and other initiatives they said have helped lower the number of inmates — most awaiting trial — by more than 20 percent. Read More. |
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