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Consultant: Lake jail should double up on bunks

Jail population not expected to grown enough for expansion

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The inmate population at the Lake County jail in Waukegan is expected to grow during the next 18 years, but not significantly enough to require building expansion, a consultant said Tuesday.

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The inmate population at the Lake County jail in Waukegan is expected to grow during the next 18 years, but not significantly enough to require building expansion, a new study indicates. To meet the projected space needs, consultant Tom Roth on Tuesday recommended turning some single-bunk cells into double cells.