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ChilenodelSur t1_ir49dem wrote

>The Department of Correction couldn’t release Phillips because the way someone is released from custody is as a result of a court hearing, but Phillips didn’t have any future court dates.

Scary AF. I wonder how many people without relatives to care for them are in this situation and for how long.

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wile_tex t1_ir68fwb wrote

This happened to my father in the late 90’s at cook county jail. Got lost in the system for 9 months. 9 FUCKING MONTHS! Idk how much y’all know about cook county but it’s as bad as Rikers if not worse.

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