Cook County Jail Restrained People In Chairs 874 Times — And Never Reported It To The State

Cook County Jail Restrained People In Chairs 874 Times — And Never Reported It To The State

This story was republished from the Illinois Answers Project, a nonpartisan investigations and solutions journalism news organization.CHICAGO — Cook County Jail used restraint chairs nearly 900 times from 2019 to 2023 and failed to report the incidents to the state unit that monitors jails, as required by state regulations, Illinois Answers found.“They’ve admitted somewhat of a … failure and misunderstanding,” said Illinois Rep. La Shawn Ford, w…

Cook County Jail restrained people in chairs 874 times—and never reported It to the state | Illinois State Bar Association

Cook County Jail restrained people in chairs 874 times—and never reported It to the stateThe state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail never did. Source: South Side Weekly

Cook County Jail Restrained People in Chairs 874 Times—and Never Reported It to the State

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail never did. The post Cook County Jail Restrained People in Chairs 874 Times—and Never Reported It to the State appeared first on South Side Weekly.

Cook County Jail restrained people in chairs 874 times — and never reported it to the state

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