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Family of deceased Cook County Jail inmate calls for ‘full and fair’ probe following death in...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoRelatives of a Cook County Jail inmate who died Monday are calling on the Illinois State Police to...
Illinois Supreme Court upholds end to cash bail; new system begins Sept. 18
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCHICAGO (CBS) -- The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a state law ending cash bail across the...
Cook County Jail inmate dead after found unresponsive in cell
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAuthorities are investigating after a Cook County Jail inmate died at a hospital after he was found...
Cook County Jail detainee dies by suicide: officials
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA detainee at the Cook County Jail died by suicide Thursday morning, according to officials. Correctional officers discovered Thomas Pfost unresponsive...
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...
Sheriff: Cook County Jail inmate dies from fatal assault in hospital wing
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAn inmate at Cook County Jail was beaten to death in the hospital wing, according to sheriff...
Illinois Became The First State To Fully Abolish Cash Bail, Here's What That Means
The Root via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCriminal justice advocates in Illinois are celebrating a major victory this week. On Monday,...
Officer seen on video repeatedly striking inmate handcuffed to wall, Illinois cops say
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA correctional officer attacked a handcuffed inmate, striking him dozens of times, Illinois...
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...
Advocates, survivors of detainees mourn 16 who died in Cook County Jail
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoActivists, religious leaders and survivors of people who have died in the Cook County Jail gathered...