Cook County Jail Archives – South Side Weekly

Lawsuit Accuses Sheriff of Retaliation Over Fraud Investigation

by Max Blaisdell May 2, 2025May 2, 2025

A senior investigator claims she was reassigned after she found proof of widespread misconduct.

Cook County Jail Restrained People in Chairs 874 Times—and Never Reported It to the State

by Grace Hauck, Illinois Answers Project April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

Cook County Commissioners Hear Testimony on Jail Deaths

by Micah Clark Moody December 19, 2024January 6, 2025

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

Individuals Incarcerated in Cook County Jail Become Authors

by Micah Clark Moody February 14, 2024February 21, 2024

Families Reflect on the End of Money Bond

by Micah Clark Moody October 1, 2023October 3, 2023

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

Cook County Jail Demolition: Five Fast Facts

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

Public Meetings Report. Illustration by Holley Appold/South Side Weekly

Public Meetings Report – November 11, 2021

by Documenters, Scott Pemberton, India Daniels and Jacqueline Serrato November 10, 2021November 16, 2021

Notes

Nurses strike

by South Side Weekly July 7, 2021