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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

Jail volunteers say the heightened security and screening of mail has jeopardized access to donated books, letters from family, and case documents.

Posted inEnvironment

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
Posted inLatest

Public Meetings Report – November 11, 2021

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

Nurses strike

by South Side Weekly July 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

Report: Cook County Jail Is Filling Up Again

by Lucia Geng September 28, 2020December 17, 2021
Posted incoronavirus/COVID-19

Prison Speaks: Torture survivor Mark Clements on the coronavirus, decarceration, and more

by Bobby Vanecko July 8, 2020July 25, 2020
Posted incoronavirus/COVID-19

Sitting Ducks: ‘Leaving People in the Jail Is Leaving People to Die’

by Kiran Misra June 23, 2020July 8, 2020

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