Illinois
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Woman dies in Illinois jail after 67 days awaiting a state hospital bed
Source: Capitol News Illinois, by Illinois Answers Project
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Illinois law lengthens the jail-transfer deadline for defendants found unfit from 20 to 60 days after officials concede the old limit was routinely missed Statewide
Source: NPR Illinois (Capitol News Illinois), by Peter Hancock
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Five more Illinois sheriffs join suit over delayed transfers of inmates found unfit for trial
Source: Illinois Times, by Dean Olsen
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Illinois judge holds state human services agency in contempt, fines it $100 a day over unfit inmate's wait
Source: Illinois Times, by Dean Olsen
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Illinois prosecutor asks court to hold state human services agency in contempt over jail transfer delays
Source: Illinois Times, by Dean Olsen
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Illinois opens $1 million grant round for outpatient restoration of defendants found unfit Statewide
Source: Illinois Department of Human Services, by Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health
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Illinois law sets 20-day deadline for state to place jail inmates found unfit for trial Statewide
Source: Cook County Sheriff's Office
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Illinois jails hold defendants found unfit for trial while state hospitals report no open beds
Source: WTTW News, by Paris Schutz