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IMC Radio News Dec 13, 2004 |
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by Sandra Ahten/Sarah Lazare
Email: radio (nospam) ucimc.org (unverified!) |
14 Dec 2004
Modified: 07:00:22 PM |
IMCRN 12-13-2004 (click here to be directed to where you can download this week's program)
IMCRN Dec 13, 2004
Headlines by Sarah Lazare and Sandra Ahten including reports on:
Protest upcoming at Taco Bell for farm workers
Mayor tries to appoint Urbana City Council ward person who has never voted in a city election, though a registered voter for 28 years.
Clinton Power Plant |
2 related features: By Sandra Ahten
?Three Jail Suicides in Champaign County. Enough is Enough.?
Terrell Layfield killed himself at the Champaign County jail on Saturday, Decembe r4th. This was the third suicide that has taken place within the walls of the Champaign County Jail in the last 6 months -- this compared to an overall state count of approximately 8 or 9 suicides per year - in total ? in all city and county jails in Illinois. In other words if statistics for this year hold true. Champaign County will have had 30% of all jail suicides in Illinois. The ?outside agency? assigned to investigate is Champaign County?s own Urbana
?The Heavy Hand of Champaign County Jail?
One of the main solutions that the Sheriff is offering in response to the suicides is to ask family members and inmates to monitor the mental health of the inmates. To understand how ludicrous this is, citizens must understand the conditions at the Champaign County jail, including the hampering of reasonable visits. |
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