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Cook County Jail Faces Another Lawsuit

Clip: 6/11/2014 | 5m 4sVideo has Closed Captions

Brandis Friedman covers the latest overcrowding complaints against Cook County Jail.

A former jail inmate alleges he was denied food and access to a bed or shower for days at a time in this latest complaint.

06/11/2014 | Rating NR

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