Grace Hauck
Criminal Justice Reporter at USA Today
Investigative Reporter at Illinois Answers Project
Investigative Reporter at Better Government Association
https://t.co/Zy0NsJxQl0 State Investigative Reporter @IllinoisAnswers / @BetterGov. Previously @USATODAY. Email [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Grace Hauck
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, who represents part of Cook County.
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3 weeks ago |
illinoisanswers.org | Grace Hauck
CHICAGO, Ill. — 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, who represents part of Cook County.
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Feb 11, 2025 |
ipmnewsroom.org | Grace Hauck |Janelle O'Dea |WVIK-Rock Island
Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm and suicide. This story is part of an ongoing series. EDWARDSVILLE – Samantha Slecka spent the better part of three days strapped down to a chair in Madison County Jail in the summer of 2022. It was the same jail where her fiancé had attempted suicide only months earlier. She had been arrested and detained for meth possession and a warrant for possession of a controlled substance—a charge that was later dropped.
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Feb 8, 2025 |
news-gazette.com | Grace Hauck
CHAMPAIGN — An Illinois Answers Project investigation into the use of restraint chairs in county jails raised questions about how Champaign County documents, tracks and reports use of the devices. Now, the facility has updated its record-keeping practices and is submitting required reports to a state oversight unit for the first time.
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Feb 5, 2025 |
freeburgtribune.com | Grace Hauck |Janelle O’Dea
by Illinois Answers Project Of all Illinois jails, Madison County has the most incidents of restraint lasting longer than 10 hours, the upper limit set by the chair manufacturer. The jail said they’re not equipped to care for so many mentally ill detainees. by and Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm and suicide. This story is part of an ongoing series. Edwardsville, Ill.
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