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A Cook County Jail inmate collapsed and died Thursday morning while he was being released after serving a two-day sentence, authorities said. Inmates, Custody, Release, Collapse, Author
County Jail Inmate Collapses, Dies While Being Released
A Cook County Jail inmate collapsed and died Thursday morning while he was being released after serving a two-day sentence, authorities said.
Jails Enroll Inmates in Obamacare to Pass Hospital Costs to U.S. - Being arrested in Chicago for, say, drug possession or assault gets you sent to the Cook County Jail to be fingerprinted, photographed and X-rayed. You’ll also get help applying for health insurance... The fledgling movement would shift to the federal government some of the more than $6.5 billion in annual state costs for treating prisoners. People, Crime, Country, Immigration And Customs Enforcement, Criminal Justice System, Medical Care, Health Screening
Jails Enroll Inmates in Obamacare to Pass Hospital Costs to U.S.
Jails Enroll Inmates in Obamacare to Pass Hospital Costs to U.S. - Being arrested in Chicago for, say, drug possession or assault gets you sent to the Cook County Jail to be fingerprinted, photographed and X-rayed. You’ll also get help applying for health insurance... The fledgling movement would shift to the federal government some of the more than $6.5 billion in annual state costs for treating prisoners.
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Jail Serves as Nation's Largest Mental Health Care Provider. This video shows how jails and prisons are often the largest sources of mental health care in locations. This makes therapists job difficult, as many working with mandated clients can be frustrating and lead to counselor burnout. This video also demonstrates the lack of funding for mental health professionals, as many treatment facilities have closed down. Youtube, Health Care, Mental Healthcare Facility, Provider, Mental Health Professional, Mental Health Care, Counselors, Social Awareness
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Jail Serves as Nation's Largest Mental Health Care Provider. This video shows how jails and prisons are often the largest sources of mental health care in locations. This makes therapists job difficult, as many working with mandated clients can be frustrating and lead to counselor burnout. This video also demonstrates the lack of funding for mental health professionals, as many treatment facilities have closed down.
"Do we have the right people locked up?" via Chicago Reader. "'The fundamental flaw is that it's a test of financial means rather than flight risk or risk to society," said Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey. "Somebody can sit in the jail for stealing a cell phone while someone caught with a gun who has access to cash (for posting bond) can walk.'" Art, Readers, Lock Up
Do we have the right people locked up? - Chicago Reader
"Do we have the right people locked up?" via Chicago Reader. "'The fundamental flaw is that it's a test of financial means rather than flight risk or risk to society," said Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey. "Somebody can sit in the jail for stealing a cell phone while someone caught with a gun who has access to cash (for posting bond) can walk.'"
WBEZ's Robert Wildeboer continues to follow the high cost of phone calls for Cook County inmates. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says she and Sheriff Tom Dart are in discussions to figure out how to eliminate the "extraordinary and exorbitant" phone charges at the jail. Presidents, Sheriff, Robert
County looks to kill revenue on jail calls
WBEZ's Robert Wildeboer continues to follow the high cost of phone calls for Cook County inmates. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says she and Sheriff Tom Dart are in discussions to figure out how to eliminate the "extraordinary and exorbitant" phone charges at the jail.
Despite more than three decades of litigation and oversight by federal judges, Cook County Jail remains a “civic embarrassment” where violence is so pervasive that correctional officers take inmates on “elevator rides” –code for beatings out of view of security cameras, said lawyers who filed a proposed class-action lawsuit Thursday. Home, Police, Correctional Officer, Cook County Illinois, Security Camera
Lawsuit accuses Cook County of allowing 'sadistic culture' at jail
Despite more than three decades of litigation and oversight by federal judges, Cook County Jail remains a “civic embarrassment” where violence is so pervasive that correctional officers take inmates on “elevator rides” –code for beatings out of view of security cameras, said lawyers who filed a proposed class-action lawsuit Thursday.
Editorial: Preckwinkle takes on a dangerous situation at Cook County Jail Editorial, Crowd, Chitown, Dangerous, Cook
Preckwinkle takes on a dangerous situation at Cook County Jail
Editorial: Preckwinkle takes on a dangerous situation at Cook County Jail
A federal jury awarded a man serving a life-sentence for the 1993 massacre of seven workers at a Brown’s Chicken restaurant in suburban Palatine nearly a half-million dollars in his civil rights lawsuit against a former Cook County Jail guard accused of beating him in 2002. Federal, Jury, In Law Suite, Mens Tops, Guard
Jury awards Brown's Chicken killer $451K in civil rights case
A federal jury awarded a man serving a life-sentence for the 1993 massacre of seven workers at a Brown’s Chicken restaurant in suburban Palatine nearly a half-million dollars in his civil rights lawsuit against a former Cook County Jail guard accused of beating him in 2002.