Activists claim man has been wrongly jailed for more than 2 years on gun charges
Ramon Banks, 35, has been in Cook County Jail for more than two years awaiting trial on felony charges of unlawful possession ...
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Activists claim man wrongfully jailed on false gun charges
Activists rallied on Tuesday in support of a man who they said has been wrongfully incarcerated at Cook County Jail for more ...
Survivors of child abuse at Illinois youth detention centers file more lawsuits in hopes of change
More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois.
After armed neo-Nazis get police protection, some Black residents in Ohio express disbelief
Some Black leaders and residents in greater Cincinnati expressed dismay after armed, masked neo-Nazis were allowed to gather ...
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Cook County man arrested at Markham Courthouse for allegedly robbing delivery driver last month
MARKHAM, Ill. - A Cook County man was arrested this week for allegedly robbing a delivery driver at knifepoint last month.
New interim Oklahoma County jail director promises more officer training, improvement
It wasn't the usual barrage of complaints from activists. Survivors of deceased detainees took grief and anger to the ...
NYC jail watchdog group warns new Rikers high-security unit is ‘keg of dynamite’
The Department of Correction came under fire Tuesday from a city oversight board for quietly creating a new high-security unit on Rikers Island that may violate a law limiting the use of solitary ...
More than 100 new victims allege sexual abuse in state and county juvenile detention centers
Dozens more victims have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted while in juvenile correction centers run by the state of Illinois and Cook County. More than 100 new cases filed on Monday ...
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Full board to consider more county borrowing; New debt issue would total $5,925,000; interest payments would be $3,202,594 on that debt
A new debt issue totaling $5,925,000 – about half of which would pay for a major improvement at the Barron County Jail – has been approved by members of the ...