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Board approves juvenile detention contract increases; commissioners press for data on confinement, staffing and reporting-center programming
Summary
The Cook County Board approved contract renewals and increases for staffing and reporting-center services for juvenile detention, while commissioners pressed officials for data on confinement rates, training, contractor reliance and consistency of programming across centers.
The Cook County Board on Sept. 17 approved contract renewals and increases related to juvenile detention staffing and nonsecure reporting centers while a number of commissioners raised questions about confinement, training and recurring contract increases.
The chief judge’s office sought contract renewals and increases for services tied to the juvenile system, including a contract amendment for Monterey Security Services to supply unarmed security staff. Tyrese Montgomery, director of business and finance for the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC), said Monterey typically provides 25 to 30 staffers on rotation to supplement county youth detention…
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