CHICAGO - Beyond the barbed wire and locked doors at Cook County Jail's Division 11, something significant is happening not many know about. Through a civics class, Nathaniel Carswell and others ...

Detainees at Cook County Jail are learning about voting rights and civic engagement through specialized classes, helping them understand their ability to vote even while in custody. The jail ...

An Illinois jail continues to teach democracy behind bars, particularly by showing inmates and detainees how they can vote while incarcerated. Nathaniel Carswell is one of many being temporarily ...

Beyond the barbed wire and locked doors at Cook County Jail's Division 11, something significant is happening not many know about. Posted October 22, 2024 8:25pm CDT Share ...

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times file Share Two new public awareness campaigns aim to address a recent rise in syphilis cases in Cook County. The efforts, both geared toward pregnant people or ...

Nathaniel Carswell is one of many being temporarily held while not serving a sentence at Cook County Jail’s Division II, which still has barbed wire surrounding the property and the sound of ...

After hours: October 25 at 6:00 PM EDT Loading Chart for COOK ...

This year's "Love Purse" event was held in memory of the late Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, who started the event three years ago to provide supplies and messages of support to women in crisis.