County jail inmates across the region are suffering from preventable circumstances due to a lack of uniform health care standards and resources. Several have died before ever even stepping foot into a courtroom for their alleged crimes.
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An investigation into nearly 100 Illinois jail cases shows repeated medical failures that left people injured, suffering or dead before their …
- DREW ZIMMERMAN ANALISA TROFIMUK
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Illinois jails continue to struggle with the mental health needs of their inmate population, particularly when detainees are unfit to stand trial.
- ANALISA TROFIMUK,
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Breakdowns in communication have resulted in the deaths of inmates requiring treatment for opioid addiction.
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Contracts counties enter with third party medical providers may offer varying levels of staff, hours and insurance benefits.
- DREW ZIMMERMAN , ANALISA TROFIMUK
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One of the largest providers of health care services to county jails has exited bankruptcy proceedings with limited debt and a minimal settlement for victims.
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A deeper look inside jail misconduct
Prosecutors drop charges against man with intellectual disabilities arrested at Chicago-area protest
- ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS and JASON MEISNER Chicago Tribune
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Federal prosecutors dismissed felony charges against an Oak Park man with intellectual disabilities accused of assaulting federal officers during a recent protest outside the Broadview immigration holding facility.
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