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Home » Cook County Jail

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Posted inNews & Politics

ShotSpotter held in contempt of court

by Matt Chapman and Jim Daley July 26, 2022August 1, 2022

Rather than release documents, a ShotSpotter attorney requested the contempt order.

Posted inNews & Politics

On house arrest with Mohawk Johnson

by Leor Galil March 31, 2021July 8, 2022

CPD has tried to turn rapper and comedian Mohawk Johnson into a cautionary example to social justice protesters. He has other plans.

Posted inNews & Politics

Coronavirus in jail: The life and loss of Nickolas Lee

by Sarah Conway and City Bureau June 30, 2020August 18, 2021

A widow tried to save her late husband’s life during his stay at 26th and Cal. Instead she witnessed the explosive spread of COVID-19 inside.

Posted inNews & Politics

‘More people will die’

by Max Blumenthal April 14, 2020August 18, 2021

As the rate of COVID-19 infections accelerates at Cook County Jail, a federal judge has rejected a lawsuit calling for a mass detainee release.

Posted inMusic

Rising drill star King Von refines his storytelling and stunting on Levon James

by Jack Riedy April 10, 2020August 18, 2021

Sharp songwriting and bombastic delivery have made King Von one of fastest-rising stars in drill, the pummeling hip-hop subgenre born in Chicago. Born Dayvon Bennett, the 25-year-old rapper grew up […]

Posted inColumns & Opinion

‘I wasn’t sentenced to die’

by Max Blumenthal April 7, 2020August 18, 2021

As COVID-19 spreads through Illinois prisons, inmates and advocates seek clemencies and medical furloughs to save lives.

Posted inNews & Politics

Celia Colón uses her story to inspire incarcerated women

by Andrea Michelson September 12, 2019August 18, 2021

The founder of Giving Others Dreams aims to transform the lives of prisoners through mental health workshops at the Cook County Jail.

Posted inBlogs

Now you, too, can experience Stuart V. Goldberg’s The Snake Charmer

by Maya Dukmasova January 31, 2018August 18, 2021

Chicago’s flashiest criminal defense attorney drops his novel with an Instagram invitation: “Is it fact or fiction?”

Posted inBlogs

Chicago Data Collaborative launches criminal justice data portal

by Maya Dukmasova January 25, 2018August 18, 2021

The cooperative connects the dots between data sets about the same person or case buried among various city and county agencies.

Posted inNews & Politics

The trials of Stuart V. Goldberg, Chicago’s flashiest defense attorney

by Maya Dukmasova January 23, 2018August 18, 2021

He wears $5,000 suits and is chauffeured to court in a Rolls-Royce. He’s made a fortune off the war on drugs. He claims Oprah once wanted to have his baby. He is the most interesting lawyer in Chicago. But who’s the man behind the megawatt smile?

Posted inBlogs

Analyzing Rahm Emanuel’s rocky and lucky 2017, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd December 26, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, the miserable sub-zero temperatures and wind chills are expected to last through New Year’s.

Posted inBlogs

Masturbation epidemic in Cook County court lockups raises questions about jail conditions, county budget, defendants’ rights

by Maya Dukmasova November 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Public defenders, especially women, are being sexually harassed while visiting defendants in lockup.

Posted inBlogs

Cook County’s tradition of using bail as punishment may be hard to change

by Maya Dukmasova September 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Cook County judges have been ordered to consider defendants’ ability to pay when setting bail.

Posted inBlogs

Cook County Board delays showdown over soda tax until October 10, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd September 14, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Emanuel’s right-hand man steps down and will be free to work part-time on 2019 mayoral campaign.

Posted inBlogs

An inside look at the Chicago Police Department’s mysterious strategic subject list, and other news

by Kate Shepherd August 22, 2017August 18, 2021

Also, Wyndham Lathem is “trying to remain hopeful” in Cook County Jail.

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