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| OpEd: Jail condition moral crime |
| By Chicago Sun-Times |
| Published: 07/18/2008 |
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ILLINOIS - Cook County Jail is a bleeding mess. That's the only conclusion you can arrive at after reading a 98-page report from the U.S. Justice Department on conditions at the facility, the largest county jail in the country. Before getting into the meat of the findings, understand one critical fact: The report, released Thursday by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, does not call for the county to turn the jail into a Ritz-Carlton. It does not recommend fluffy towels or a mint under each prisoner's pillow. It does not even call for conditions equivalent to a Motel 6. The report simply says that prisoners should be housed in a safe and clean environment with a decent place to sleep and adequate medical care. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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