Early in the morning outside Cook County Jail, a group of new detainees stepped out of a Chicago police wagon and walked bleary-eyed into the bright sunlight before lining up inside against a ...

Reports about the use of confinement and restraint at Cook County’s Juvenile Temporary Detention Center dominated a three-hour hearing this week that highlighted what advocates said was ...

At her swearing-in ceremony six months ago, Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke promised a tougher approach to tackling violent crime.

A corrections officer could be heard shouting commands Thursday morning in a concrete yard of Division 19 at the Cook County jail. But the detainees weren’t being bossed around. Instead ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Officials in April declared paper to be contraband in the Cook County Jail, a move that is being questioned by advocates for inmates. Sun-Times file photo ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The beating of a Cook County Jail guard by inmates was caught on video this past weekend—and union leaders representing correction officers now have safety concerns. Teamsters ...

At least seven jail precincts across the country, including one in Cook County, have implemented in-person voting to mitigate these challenges. During the 2018 primary, less than 7% of those ...

The Cook County Jail, with more than 5,500 inmates and detainees, is one of the largest such facilities in the nation. It is one of several lockups where voting rights advocates have worked with ...

CHICAGO — Chicago Police and Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday announced scores of new charges brought against man who allegedly carried out a spate of “serial” killings on the city’s ...

CHICAGO (AP) — For college senior Nana Ampofo, an unconventional book club inside one of the nation’s largest jails has transformed her career ambitions. Each week, the 22-year-old drives a ...

A correctional officer at the Cook County Jail was injured Friday. The Chicago Fire Department said they responded to the jail just before 7:30 p.m. A correctional officer was transported to ...