After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

Still, the jail has had issues, year after year, with overcrowding specifically. Records from 2022 cite issues with overcrowding in the female cell areas. Overcrowding was noted on every report ...

The vote came 15 minutes into their meeting with little discussion on a topic that’s never been on an agenda before.

Wrapping up his report, Mr Taylor stated: "Inspectors left the jail with some assurance that Parc had begun to recover, morale was better, and pride was beginning to return." He went on to advise ...

As of April 1, 29 prisoners have been sentenced and 66 are still awaiting trial or hearing. Twenty-three inmates have been approved for the work release program. The adult probation department listed ...

She would die just months later. The lawsuit relies on varying differences in an Emergency Medical Services report of the incident and the jail's report of the incident. EMS records say they were ...

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail never did.