Rather than release documents, a ShotSpotter attorney requested the contempt order.
Tag: Cook County Jail
Posted inNews & Politics
On house arrest with Mohawk Johnson
CPD has tried to turn rapper and comedian Mohawk Johnson into a cautionary example to social justice protesters. He has other plans.
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Coronavirus in jail: The life and loss of Nickolas Lee
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.
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‘More people will die’
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
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 […]
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‘I wasn’t sentenced to die’
As COVID-19 spreads through Illinois prisons, inmates and advocates seek clemencies and medical furloughs to save lives.
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Celia Colón uses her story to inspire incarcerated women
The founder of Giving Others Dreams aims to transform the lives of prisoners through mental health workshops at the Cook County Jail.
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Now you, too, can experience Stuart V. Goldberg’s The Snake Charmer
Chicago’s flashiest criminal defense attorney drops his novel with an Instagram invitation: “Is it fact or fiction?”
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Chicago Data Collaborative launches criminal justice data portal
The cooperative connects the dots between data sets about the same person or case buried among various city and county agencies.
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The trials of Stuart V. Goldberg, Chicago’s flashiest defense attorney
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?
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Analyzing Rahm Emanuel’s rocky and lucky 2017, and other Chicago news
Also, the miserable sub-zero temperatures and wind chills are expected to last through New Year’s.
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Masturbation epidemic in Cook County court lockups raises questions about jail conditions, county budget, defendants’ rights
Public defenders, especially women, are being sexually harassed while visiting defendants in lockup.
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Cook County’s tradition of using bail as punishment may be hard to change
Cook County judges have been ordered to consider defendants’ ability to pay when setting bail.
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Cook County Board delays showdown over soda tax until October 10, and other Chicago news
Also, Emanuel’s right-hand man steps down and will be free to work part-time on 2019 mayoral campaign.
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An inside look at the Chicago Police Department’s mysterious strategic subject list, and other news
Also, Wyndham Lathem is “trying to remain hopeful” in Cook County Jail.