LESS FINGER WAGGING. MORE CLEMENCY.
As efforts continue to slow the spread of COVID-19 at Cook County Jail by reducing the inmate population, Gov. J.B. Pritzker could help
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Prisoner Furloughs Pritzker
DART NOWHERE NEAR THE COVID-19 BULLSEYE
The Cook County Jail in Chicago is one of the largest in the country. Sprawling across 96 acres on the Southwest Side, the
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VIGIL AT STATEVILLE
Our funeral procession will circle Stateville Correctional Center, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Illinois carceral system. Please join us at
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THE UNIVERSAL QUESTION: How Can I Keep My Family Safe?
On a Monday in late March, I sat on an exam table in my obstetrician’s office in Manhattan. The wax paper between my
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COOK COUNTY JAIL THE GROUND ZERO OF TERROR
The Cook County Jail in Chicago is one of the largest in the country. Sprawling across 96 acres on the Southwest Side, the
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YOU CANNOT FLATTEN THE CURVE IN PRISON
Across the world, the impact of the coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic has increased with each passing day. The highly contagious respiratory illness has
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ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE MASKS A CHANCE
State Representative La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, will head to Statesville on Saturday, May 2, 2020, along with Twista and other stakeholders to
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SHERIFF TOM DART DEFIES COURT ORDER
Prisoners say the jail, which has seen more than 800 confirmed cases, is a death trap plagued by sanitary issues and a lack
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MAYDAY! MAYDAY! NO, SERIOUSLY…MAY…DAY…MAY 1ST!!!
Incarceration in Illinois must not be a death sentence. Unfortunately, our inaction is condemning people in our prisons, jails, and detention centers to
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COOK COUNTY JAIL: CLOCK TIC TIC TICKING ON MASS DEATH
Nicholas Lee, age 42, died of COVID-19 on April 13 while awaiting trial in the Cook County Jail. He was the third person
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