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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The beating of a Cook County Jail guard by inmates was caught on video this past weekend—and union leaders representing correction officers now have safety concerns. Teamsters ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The union representing the Cook County Sheriff's Office is demanding an investigation after a Department of Corrections deputy was beaten by an inmate at Cook County Jail.

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 ...

As the Cook County probational correctional officer made his safety rounds Sunday night, he was suddenly sucker-punched by an inmate who then began to stomp on the officer's head. Jesse Jackson ...

The union representing the Cook County Sheriff's Office is demanding an investigation after a deputy assigned to the Department of Corrections was beaten by an inmate at Cook County Jail.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - An inmate was indicted last month for allegedly possessing drug-soaked paper inside the Cook County Jail. On June 9, correctional deputies at Cook County Jail discovered a ...

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 ...