Cook County Jail inmates claim guards allowed assault in retaliation for prior complaint about forced sex ... court records show. Originally Published: May 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM CDT.

RELATED: Cook County Jail Inmates Escape Restraints On Buses. Around that time, ... The jail houses a total of about 5,700 total people, records show.

COOK COUNT, Ill. — A Cook County Corrections Deputy accused of possessing drug-soaked papers is facing new charges after authorities said she allegedly let an inmate at the Cook County jail use ...

Authorities are investigating after a Cook County Jail inmate died at a hospital after he was found unresponsive in his cell on Monday. Michael O’Connor, 33, was housed in the jail’s Re… ...

Cook County inmate indicted after being caught with drug-soaked paper. Story by Maggie Duly ... Richard Lopez was found with a burnt tube of paper on him during a pat-down search on May 16.

A 23-year-old man in custody at the Cook County Jail has been indicted on a possession of contraband in a penal institution charge after he was found with strips of drug-soaked papers in his pants.

Inside the Cook County Jail, a wheelchair can be a weapon. An inmate in a wheelchair can remove a handrail and turn it into a club. A seat-adjustment handle can be fashioned into a shank.