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Shift duty officers with no security experience were being asked to make decisions in the middle of the night about whether to put detainees who felt threatened in protective custody.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Officers then forced entry into the home, recovered the child and placed her in protective custody.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The other child, Balen’s daughter, was subsequently placed in protective custody and later released to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, the sheriff’s office said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
On Tuesday, the Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams told ABC News efforts were taken to put witnesses and victims in protective custody.
—Faith Abubey, ABC News, 21 May 2025
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Officers then forced entry into the home, recovered the child and placed her in protective custody.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
The other child, Balen’s daughter, was subsequently placed in protective custody and later released to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, the sheriff’s office said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
On Tuesday, the Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams told ABC News efforts were taken to put witnesses and victims in protective custody.
—Faith Abubey, ABC News, 21 May 2025
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“Protective custody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protective%20custody. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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