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- The Cook County Correctional Facility in Chicago reports inmate deaths linked to drug-soaked paper laced with synthetic cannabinoids.
- Officials have issued warnings and increased security measures in response to this trend.
- Smugglers now conceal drugs in legal documents to circumvent controls.
- Since 2023, law enforcement has made 130 felony arrests, with deaths in 2024 declining and risks spreading outside prisons persisting.
