Politics
Cook County Sheriff Talks State's Mental Health Problems
WTTW News | July 30, 2014, 11:30 am
We talk with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart about the strain put on the county jail as a result of mental health facilities closing around the state. Dart wrote an op-ed this week calling for action from state and national leaders to tackle this growing issue of overcrowding.
View a map of closed mental health centers around the city.
--Map by Taurean Small