Cook County Jail Archives – South Side Weekly

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

Eighteen people died at the jail last year, and half of the deaths featured examples of inadequate supervision and medical care, an Injustice Watch investigation found.

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

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Nurses strike

by South Side Weekly July 7, 2021

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Removing the use of ‘inmates’

by South Side Weekly March 17, 2021May 11, 2021

Karl Battiste, photo courtesy of Karla Battiste

What Went Wrong at Cook County Jail

by Kiran Misra and Shadowproof February 18, 2021December 17, 2021

coronavirus/COVID-19

Cook County Jail Starts Vaccinating Detainees for COVID-19

by Kiran Misra February 4, 2021February 17, 2021