CookCounty Sheriff Talks State's Mental Health
Clip: 7/29/2014 | 12m 27s
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart talks about the state's mental illness problems, more.
We talk with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart about the strain put on the county jail as a result of mental health facilities closing around the state. Dart wrote an op-ed this week calling for action from state and national leaders to tackle this growing issue of overcrowding.
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CookCounty Sheriff Talks State's Mental Health
Clip: 7/29/2014 | 12m 27s
We talk with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart about the strain put on the county jail as a result of mental health facilities closing around the state. Dart wrote an op-ed this week calling for action from state and national leaders to tackle this growing issue of overcrowding.
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