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5 Mar 2015, 11:09 am by Law Offices of David L. Freidberg, P.C.
The arrest was part of an ongoing operation by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to uncover corruption and inappropriate conduct at the jail. [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 8:00 am
A 54-year-old man from Orange County, who was a cook at a county jail facility, has been charged with sexually assaulting two inmates he was in charge of supervising. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 7:16 am by Bart Torvik
Supreme Court clearing the way for police to collect DNA from suspects in serious crimes, the Cook County sheriff's office says it will begin taking samples next month from jail inmates charged with murder, home invasion and certain sexual offenses. [read post]
27 Jan 2019, 7:40 am by Gritsforbreakfast
According to the Commission on Jail Standards, 63% of inmates in the Cooke County Jail as of December 1st were awaiting trial, but were being held because they couldn't make bond.Judge Brinkley is blaming state government for problems being caused by local, elected officials. [read post]
3 May 2009, 4:18 pm
Cook County jail strip searches a domestic relations lawyer jailed over night for summary contempt. [read post]
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday repealed a lower court’s order certifying a class action lawsuit filed by nearly 2,000 female employees alleging an “epidemic” of sexual harassment while working at the Cook County Jail in Cook County, Illinois. [read post]
17 Jul 2008, 7:50 pm
A new Justice Department report on conditions at the Cook County jail in Chicago finds the conditions at the jail deplorable. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 2:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In Wichita County, reducing the county jail population has resulted in substantial, welcome savings in the county budget. [read post]
27 Feb 2007, 5:29 am
Cook County's budget cuts will eliminate nearly three dozen lawyers in the public defender's office, and the concern is that that will further clog the courts and the county jail. [read post]
19 Jul 2008, 8:17 pm
Sheriff calls 98 pages of criticism 'unprofessional,' defends reform program In a scathing report released Thursday, federal authorities said that a culture exists at Cook County Jail in which inmates are systematically beaten by guards and medical care is so... [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 8:33 am by Law Offices of David L. Freidberg, P.C.
Two Cook County detainees are being charged with attempted murder after an attack that left one guard hospitalized and two others injured. [read post]
20 Aug 2014, 2:22 pm
According to Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, Illinois needs to relax marijuana laws and create tougher gun laws. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 5:41 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Sheriff manages the jail but county commissioners control the budget. [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 8:29 am by Brendan Kevenides
  The sentence was handed down by Cook County Judge Carol Kipperman. [read post]
13 Jun 2009, 7:14 am
Chicago Tribune: Ex-Cook County inmate sues for allegedly being shackled while in labor, by Steve Schmadeke: A former Cook County Jail inmate who was allegedly shackled while giving birth at Stroger Hospital last year filed a federal lawsuit Thursday that... [read post]