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Rural Sheriff Quits Following Illinois Criminal Justice Overhaul

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Rural Sheriff Quits Following Illinois Criminal Justice Overhaul
Scott Harvel (fifth from left) and deputies at Union County Sheriff's Office. Courtesy of Scott Harvel
Cara Ding
By Cara Ding
7/13/2021Updated: 7/13/2021

CHICAGO—A recently enacted criminal justice overhaul in Illinois has led to an exodus of sheriffs, and among them is Scott Harvel, the Union County sheriff in the southern tip of the state.

Harvel leads a typical small, rural sheriff’s office with about 10 sworn deputies, each stretched thin to cope with the mounting methamphetamine-related drug offenses and mental health cases that plague rural towns. Resources are far scarcer in rural counties than they are in big urban areas, and everyone wears a dozen hats to get the job done.

Cara Ding
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Cara is an Orange County, New York-based Epoch Times reporter. She can be reached at [email protected]
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