So I guess I'll say something serious. Believe it ...

So I guess I'll say something serious. Believe it or not jails do have standards by which they must treat and house inmates, especially when you consider most are pretrial and thus have not been proved proven guilty of any offenses (remember "innocent till proven guilty).

Cook county is one of the most sued jails in the country and for good reason. Massive overcrowding, inmates being held in buildings that have been condemned for both health and safety issues, understaffing leading to rampant violence, horrible medical care of even the most basic ailments, the list goes on. Also, jails are required to provide basic hygiene items (soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, toilet paper, etc). Your lucky if you receive even 2 of these at cook county. Their goal is to force you to buy such necessities off their comissary (a "canteen store" system available to those with money on the books). They take basic items, mark them up about 400 percent, and sell them to a desperate and literally captive market. Underwear, socks, t-shirts, and small food items as well as hygiene. If you have no money and cannot get any sent to you, you could be stuck wearing the same pair of socks and underwear till your released. Prisoners of war get treated better.

I get the desire to joke about this place, but there are many decent people who end up their over decisions and indiscretions that most of society has committed at one time or another. Anybody could end up in this place. And you must remember that most of these people will return to society one day. Do you want them to return as productive members of society, or angry resentful people whose experience with the "corrections" system has taught them only violence and hate?

"The best way to understand a society is to examine how it treats it's criminals/malcontents".