Inmate Tracking at Cook County Jail
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We discuss how Cook County Jail keeps track of inmates through pieces of tattered paper.
Want to know how Cook County Jail keeps track of its inmates? Through hundreds of thousands of pieces of tattered paper. Paris Schutz has more on why Sheriff Tom Dart says it's a disaster waiting to happen. Read letters from Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown to Dart.
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Inmate Tracking at Cook County Jail
Clip: 10/8/2013 | 4m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Want to know how Cook County Jail keeps track of its inmates? Through hundreds of thousands of pieces of tattered paper. Paris Schutz has more on why Sheriff Tom Dart says it's a disaster waiting to happen. Read letters from Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown to Dart.
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