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Cook County Jail

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
Posted inLatest

Coronavirus in Jail

by Sarah Conway and City Bureau June 8, 2020November 1, 2020
Posted incoronavirus/COVID-19

Seeking Clemency in a Crisis

by Gabe Levine-Drizin May 12, 2020May 30, 2020
Posted incoronavirus/COVID-19

South Side Weekly Launches COVID-19 Tracker of Chicago Deaths by Neighborhood

by South Side Weekly April 14, 2020June 5, 2021
Posted incoronavirus/COVID-19

The Criminal Justice Response to COVID-19

by Andrew Fan March 31, 2020April 1, 2020

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