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A Cook County Sheriff’s investigator placed an electronic monitoring device on a detainee before he was released in 2018 in Chicago.
Coronavirus November 22, 2020
Where Coronavirus Is Surging—And Electronic Surveillance, Too
In Chicago and elsewhere, the number of people wearing an ankle monitor has jumped in recent months due to the pandemic.
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Prisoners at the Cook County Jail cast their votes in the Illinois primary election after a polling place in the facility was opened for early voting in early March of this year in Chicago.
Coronavirus April 24, 2020
The 470,000 Potential Voters Most Likely To Be Disenfranchised Next Election
Voting rights for people in jail is becoming another casualty of COVID-19.
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People wait at the Cook County Jail for loved ones to be released.
Southside October 31, 2018
The Waiting Room
For many released into the harsh environment outside Chicago’s Cook County Jail, it can be impossible to find their way home.
By Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve
Looking Back May 21, 2015
When a Psychologist Was in Charge of Jail
Cook County Jail will soon be run by a mental health professional. And it’s not the first time.
By Melanie Newport
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