Illinois Jail Head Resigns Amid Brutality Charges
Sometimes justice prevails after all. We reported recently on the brutality charges leveled against Ernesto Velasco, former head of the Cook County jail in Chicago and since appointed by new Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to head up the state's Department of Corrections.
Velasco resigned Friday. During his tenure at the Cook County jail in 1999, "guards allegedly beat dozens of inmates following a gang-related stabbing and conspired to cover up the rampage."
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