The largest single-site jail in the US has used many tactics as population control became increasingly significant amid the ongoing pandemic
Now that number is down to around 4,200, an all-time low, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. One significant reason is the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Years of reform, including changes in bail requirements, cut the jail's initial population swell almost entirely in half.
The pandemic has meant re-evaluating health practices as part of a process the Sheriff's Office said began back in January."Hundreds of gallons of bleach and disinfectant is distributed throughout the jail weekly as well as masks and other protective gear," wrote the Cook County Sheriff's Office to CNN in a statement.
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