Former Cook County jail inmate sues

Published June 11, 2014 8:39pm ET



CHICAGO (AP) — A former Cook County Jail inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging that for much of the time he was locked up he was denied, food, water and was forced to sleep on the floor.

The lawsuit — which follows another suit this year by inmates alleging they were brutalized by guards — names County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart and the jail’s executive director, Cara Smith.

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