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    Jonah Newman

    Jonah Newman

    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.

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    Cook County judges

    What’s a judicial retention election, anyway?

    By Jonah Newman | August 25, 2020

    Injustice Watch answers your questions about the upcoming judicial retention races in Cook County.

    Data

    Why is the Cook County Jail population rising?

    By Connor Echols and Jonah Newman | July 17, 2020

    There are about 800 more people in the jail than there were in early May. Injustice Watch took a closer look at what’s causing the change.

    Coronavirus

    Stateville prison reopens decrepit ‘F-House’ to hold inmates with COVID-19

    By Jonah Newman | May 12, 2020

    About 70 men are being quarantined in Stateville prison’s notorious roundhouse, which was closed after being criticized for its poor conditions and “inhumane” design.

    Coronavirus

    Former U. Chicago student, shot by police, has COVID-19 symptoms in Cook County jail

    By Jonah Newman | April 7, 2020

    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.

    Coronavirus
    Elderly and Ill IDOC inmates

    Elderly inmates are at high risk for coronavirus. Why are there so many of them in Illinois’s prisons?

    By Emily Hoerner and Jonah Newman | March 30, 2020

    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.

    Coronavirus

    Track the coronavirus cases inside Cook County jail

    By Jonah Newman | March 26, 2020

    Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Injustice Watch has been tracking the number of cases and the population inside the Cook County Jail.

    Coronavirus

    As coronavirus spreads in Cook County jail, 300 people have been released

    By Jonah Newman | March 25, 2020

    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.

    News

    City watchdog: Juvenile diversion program has failed to meet goals

    By Jonah Newman | February 25, 2020

    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

    News

    Judge candidate Anne Shaw had real estate license reprimanded for deceptive practices

    By Jonah Newman | January 24, 2020

    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.

    News

    Appeals court affirms new trial for Burge torture survivor

    By Jonah Newman | December 10, 2019

    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.

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