Survivors sue Illinois over decades of sexual abuse at Chicago youth detention center

(23 Jul 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Chicago - 23 July 2024 STARTS ON SOUNDBITE 1. SOUNDBITE (English) Todd Mathews, attorney: ’We filed suit yesterday on behalf of 193 survivors against Cook County for the atrocious conditions at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center over the years.“ BLACK FRAMES 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Todd Mathews, attorney: “The people behind me and the other people we represent were directly impacted and their lives were changed forever and completely. This has to stop.“ BLACK FRAMES 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Todd Mathews, attorney: “Pay particular attention to the age of these kids. We’ve got folks as young as nine years old who were abused.“ BLACK FRAMES 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerome Block, attorney: “This is the prison like environment where children are still being held today. “ BLACK FRAMES 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Jerome Bl