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DuPage County board discusses $10 million tort liability appropriation amid calls for outside jail review
Summary
County board members debated use of a $10 million tort liability appropriation tied to recent litigation and several members urged an outside review of policies and medical care at the DuPage County Jail; no final vote on an independent review was recorded.
The DuPage County Board discussed moving $10 million within the county's tort liability fund to cover pending litigation related to the county jail, and multiple members called for an independent outside review of jail policies and medical care.
The appropriation under consideration was described as an allocation to the tort liability fund rather than new spending; County Board members said the money had been set aside previously and the action would place it into the appropriate budget line. Member Garcia moved the resolution to appropriate $10,000,000 to the tort liability fund; the meeting record shows discussion but does not record a final vote on a separate motion to commission an outside review.
Board member Desart, a County Board member, said the matter was broader than a single incident and called for outside oversight. "People are dying in our jail," Desart said, adding concerns about detainees not…
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