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

by Grace Hauck, Illinois Answers Project April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail never did.

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by Nadia Hernandez and Emily Soto July 14, 2022July 14, 2022
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