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First month of bail reform: Challenges, benefits and a reduced jail population in Cook County
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCook County Judge Charles Beach looked at a defendant accused of armed violence and other felonies...
Cook County Jail in Chicago under fire for inmate deaths since COVID pandemic
Yahoo News· 2 years agoAt least 60 incarcerated people have died in Cook County Jail, the largest single-site jail in the...
Shawnee County Jail population is growing. Here's what the county may do to save money
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHousing a healthy inmate costs $100 a day at the Shawnee County Jail but about half that at the...
The Shawnee County Jail, which is as full as it has ever been, will seek bids to buy more beds
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Shawnee County Jail's population is as high as it's ever been in its 35-year history. The county...
First monkeypox case is reported in Cook County Jail; Chicago receives 15,000 doses of vaccine over...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Cook County Jail on Tuesday reported its first case of monkeypox, according to the Cook County...
Hall County jail cook charged with sexual battery against inmates, investigators say
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA contract worker at the Hall County Jail has been charged with sexual battery against women...
Work to begin in June on Shawnee County Jail mental health center aimed to house 40 inmates
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoShawnee County corrections officials hope to house 40 inmates in the mental health center they plan...
Construction manager hiring completes county’s team for new jail attempt
Watertown Public Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCODINGTON COUNTY — The team needed to create a new detention center in Codington County has been...
As Cook County courts fail to address delays that erode justice, a neighboring system shows reform...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen a defendant appearing in court has been jailed for a lengthy period, a color-coded spreadsheet...
Stalled Justice: Slow Cook County courts see progress in 2023, but some decade-old cases still...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoShawn Jones has spent 12 years jailed without a trial — a “pure hell” that he hopes will end soon...