[April] Chicago's biggest jail has released almost a fourth of its population over coronavirus fears

CNN ^ | April 17, 2020 | Omar Jimenez

[Fido969]

Chicago's Cook County Jail once had a population of roughly 10,000 detainees and was often cited for overcrowding.

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. Then, in the past month alone, another 1,300 inmates have been released as the offices of the Cook County Sheriff, Public Defender and State's Attorney focused on releasing those awaiting trial and low-level nonviolent offenders.

[Fido969]

Gee, you think there might be a connection?

[Fido969]

Al Sharpton is for it:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/us/cook-county-jail-coronavirius/index.html

[albie]

And replaced those inmates with Mr and Mrs Henderson from the suburbs for social distance violations.

[Ouchthatonehurt]

“Controlling the spread in a jail or other residential facility poses unique challenges.”

Controlling the spread? Didn’t see a whole lot of social distancing going on in the demonstrations…or the looting.

[Lizavetta]

Eliminate felonies, eliminate incarceration, eliminate bail.

How much more evidence does one need to see that encouraging lawlessness is the goal here?

[BenLurkin]

It almost seems as though Democrat governors and mayors are using these riots to punish the citizenry for not embracing leftism.

[17th Miss Regt]

And replaced those inmates with Mr and Mrs Henderson from the suburbs for social distance violations.

And their little dearies in ANTIFA instigating riots!

[bgill]

Released just in time to riot.