In advance of a planned lawsuit against Cook County demanding changes in the way inmates are handled, community groups toured the county jail.
The costs of keeping these residents in jail — such as the 57 pretrial detainees who have been in the jail for more than five years — exceeds the cost of electronically monitoring them at home while they await a hearing by about $70 per day, per individual, Jackson added.
There are currently about 9,200 men and women in Cook County jail, a population Dart said should be closer to 6,000.
(link below)
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140109/little-village/jesse-jackson-urges-changes-county-jail-bond-process
Sunday, January 12, 2014
JESSE JACKSON URGES FOR CHANGES IN COUNTY JAIL BOND PROCESS
In advance of a planned lawsuit against Cook County demanding changes in the way inmates are handled, community groups toured the county jail.
The costs of keeping these residents in jail — such as the 57 pretrial detainees who have been in the jail for more than five years — exceeds the cost of electronically monitoring them at home while they await a hearing by about $70 per day, per individual, Jackson added.
There are currently about 9,200 men and women in Cook County jail, a population Dart said should be closer to 6,000.
(link below)
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140109/little-village/jesse-jackson-urges-changes-county-jail-bond-process
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