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Posted inIncarceration

NU Graduate Dies at Stateville During Heat Wave

by Jim Daley July 4, 2024July 4, 2024

Advocates and people incarcerated at the prison have long called facility conditions there dire.

Posted inJustice

Cook County Jail’s Deadliest Year in Decades Reveals Repeated Lapses and Failed Oversight

by Carlos Ballesteros and Injustice Watch June 14, 2024June 14, 2024
Posted inJustice

Dying and Disabled Illinois Prisoners Kept Behind Bars

by Carlos Ballesteros, Amy Qin and Shannon Heffernan September 21, 2023September 21, 2023
Posted inPolitics

Op-Ed: Paper Ban at Cook County Jail Restricts Access to Letters, Books and Learning Material

by Midwest Books to Prisoners August 3, 2023August 3, 2023
Posted inEnvironment

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by Leslie Hurtado and City Bureau December 2, 2021December 17, 2021
Posted inActivism

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by Anna Attie May 28, 2021June 7, 2021
Posted inNotes

Removing the use of ‘inmates’

by South Side Weekly March 17, 2021May 11, 2021
Karl Battiste, photo courtesy of Karla Battiste
Posted inHealth

What Went Wrong at Cook County Jail 

by Kiran Misra and Shadowproof February 18, 2021December 17, 2021
Posted incoronavirus/COVID-19

Cook County Jail Starts Vaccinating Detainees for COVID-19

by Kiran Misra February 4, 2021February 17, 2021
A detainee’s message from inside the jail. Credit: Sarah-Ji Rhee
Posted inUncategorized

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