
Cook County Jail Adapts to Better Address Mental Illness
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We speak with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and Executive Director Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia.
Cook County Jail wasn’t designed to be a psychiatric facility, but it’s turned into one of the largest mental health institutions in the country, according to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart. Dart and Cook County Jail Executive Director Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, a clinical psychologist, join us in discussion.
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Cook County Jail Adapts to Better Address Mental Illness
Clip: 11/2/2017 | 13m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Cook County Jail wasn’t designed to be a psychiatric facility, but it’s turned into one of the largest mental health institutions in the country, according to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart. Dart and Cook County Jail Executive Director Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, a clinical psychologist, join us in discussion.
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