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Jonah Newman is an editor for Injustice Watch. Previously, he has worked for Pacific Standard magazine, The Chicago Reporter, and the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Charles Thomas has been denied bond twice since mid-March, even as judges and prosecutors have said publicly that they are doing everything they can to release people from the jail.
Older inmates have mostly been left behind by criminal justice reforms. Now, after one inmate has already died from COVID-19, more than two thousand of them are at serious risk.
As the coronavirus spreads inside the Cook County jail, Injustice Watch is tracking the number of cases and the population inside.
Data shows people are still being booked into the jail, even as 17 detainees and four correctional officers have tested positive so far for the virus that causes COVID-19.
The city has operated the Juvenile Intervention and Support Center “for almost fourteen years without demonstrating evidence of its effectiveness,” according to the Inspector General
Her father’s real estate firm targeted people who’d have a tough time getting an apartment and wouldn’t refund fees even if a client didn’t like it, a state investigation found.
The appeals court ruled that Jackie Wilson, who was convicted of the 1982 robbery and murder of two Chicago Police officers, was tortured into confessing and should received a new trial.