This Man Has Been Waiting 10 Years For Murder Trial In Cook County Jail
If you’ve been paying attention, there are many flaws in the American criminal justice system. One is folks waiting in jail for extremely long stretches of time waiting for trial. In a nation where everyone is “innocent until proven guilty,” this is unacceptable. In one case, Alex Daniel has been sitting in Cook County Jail for a little over a decade. He is accused of murdering his wife. He pleaded not guilty, but has never even been tried. It’s the longest standing case that’s never been brought to trial in Cook County.
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