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A Cook County Jail guard is continuing to recover after he was brutally attacked by a murder suspect last March.
A Cook County Jail guard is continuing to recover after he was brutally attacked by a murder suspect last March. Now, a fundraiser is being planned to help the injured officer and his family.
Surveillance videos from the Cook County Jail show the moments before, during and after a jail guard was attacked by an inmate.
A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate to tie them up and sexually ...
Cook County Jail inmates claim guards allowed assault in retaliation for prior complaint about forced sex Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune Thu, May 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM UTC ...
A few times a year, students from DePaul University join people incarcerated in Cook County Jail for book clubs. One of the clubs is reading the book Dead Man Walking, and last month they got a ...
Data obtained by Illinois Answers Project shows Cook County Jail used restraint chairs nearly 900 times in five years. That's more than at any other jail in the state. But it's also a lower rate ...
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Latino organization says there are not enough translation resources for inmates who only speak Spanish at the Escambia County Jail. The issue was brought up at a public ...
It’s an ongoing problem at Cook County Jail. Officials say inmates continue to sexually harass female workers, despite repeated attempts to stop and even punish the behavior. It's the dawn ...
TRINITY COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - State officials have withdrawn permission for the Trinity County Jail to host an excess of inmates. According to Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace, the Texas ...