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Cook County Jail Restrained People in Chairs 874 Times—and Never Reported It to the State
The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail ...
With Cook County Jail’s population again on the rise, officials weigh the reasons
After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...
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DOJ accuses IL officials of having kept noncitizen from ICE accused of murder after jail release
Despite DOJ's claims, “We don’t prevent the federal authorities from coming to our jails or coming to our prisons with a ...
Chief judge takes over electronic monitoring for Cook County, but questions remain about staffing
The Cook County sheriff's office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring program, handing it over to the chief judge ...
Cook County's top prosecutor questions safety of electronic monitoring under chief judge
State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has instructed her lawyers to object every time electronic monitoring is imposed. Chief Judge Timothy Evans' office has acknowledged it will need more than 150 ...