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Article: Report: 'Unconstitutional' conditions at Cook County jail.(News)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- July 18, 2008
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Byline: Rob Olmstead rolmstead@dailyherald.com
Albert Allen was suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm when he was arrested in 2006. Before he was jailed, an orthopedist treated the wound, inserting metal "hardware" into his arm and scheduling a follow-up visit for the soon-to-be Cook County prisoner.
Allen never made it back.
Cook County Jail "failed to take him to the hospital for his scheduled appointment," says a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorneys office.
Despite fevers, chills, swelling and redness, a lawsuit alleged, jail staff "were deliberately indifferent to Alberts medical needs."
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