County's juvenile temporary detention chief steps down

County's juvenile temporary detention chief steps down

Cook County Board President John H. Stroger Jr. Tuesday accepted the resignation of Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Supt. Jesse Doyle who stepped down for health reasons.

Stroger appointed Clara Collins, deputy chief coordinator for the County's Bureau of Public Safety and Judicial Coordination, to manage the center on an interim basis.

"In this period of transition, I'm certain that the citizens of Cook County and the residents of the Detention Center will be able to rely on your hard work and your cooperation," said Stroger.

"We take seriously our commitment to protecting public safety while reclaiming our young people within the criminal justice system," he stated.

According to Stroger, Collins has served as deputy for public safety since 1995 having come to the county from the CHA where she served as a coordinator for several public safety and social service programs.

She holds a master's degree in human resources management from the National Louis University and is a certified counselor.

And, in CHA news, Phillip Jackson, CHA's CEO, announced more than 550 families from "troubled" buildings in the Robert Taylor and Rockwell Gardens complexes have been relocated due to the winterization program.

As of last Sunday, Jackson said 20 families have refused relation assistance and said if they do not schedule their moves within the next 24-hours, they'll face eviction which forfeits all of their rights as CHA residents.

"Every day they delay, they're costing CHA money which this agency desperately needs to keep moving forward," said Jackson. "This is the new CHA. We won't waste taxpayers' money maintaining under-occupied, substandard buildings that should be closed down, and we certainly won't put our residents at risk of exposure during the cold weather."

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