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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Cook County Temporary Juvenile Detention |
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| Center is under the control of the Cook County Board President; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The Cook County Temporary Juvenile Detention |
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| Center ("Detention Center") provides temporary secure housing |
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| for youth from the age of 10 through 16 years, who are awaiting |
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| adjudication of their cases by the Juvenile Division of the |
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| Cook County Courts; and
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| WHEREAS, The Detention Center also provides care for youths |
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| who have been transferred from Juvenile Court jurisdiction to |
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| Criminal Court; and
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| WHEREAS, The Detention Center is supposed to provides the |
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| children with a safe, secure, and caring environment; and
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| WHEREAS, There have been numerous newspaper articles |
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| alleging problems at the Detention Center; and
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| WHEREAS, The newspaper articles allege the existence of |
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| "fight rooms" at the Detention Center, where the juveniles are |
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| placed in the rooms by Detention Center guards to fight out |
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| their differences; and
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| WHEREAS, The newspaper articles document the appointment |
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| of administrators with little or no experience or professional |
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| qualifications in running a juvenile detention center; and
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| WHEREAS, The newspaper articles allege the hiring of |
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| unqualified and inexperienced juvenile counselors; and
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| WHEREAS, The newspaper articles allege that the juveniles |
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| are not provided adequate health care while present at the |