Coronavirus
Track the coronavirus cases inside Cook County jail
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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
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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.
Cook County Circuit Court
Activists demand courts release detainees amid COVID-19 concerns
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In an open letter to Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans, reform advocates are demanding the release of as many detainees as possible in order to mitigate risks related to the new coronavirus.
News
Cook County Chief Judge sues County Board over budget
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Cook County’s Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans filed suit against the Cook County Board Thursday, contending the budget cuts would require laying off 161 court employees and put in jeopardy recent efforts to revamp the county’s bail system.
News
Report: Judging bail reform impossible because officials withhold key data
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The county judges and sheriff make meaningful review of bail reforms difficult by withholding key data, the Civic Federation reports.
News
Five years of waiting in jail, then a quick jury acquittal
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Omar Williams was detained for five years, eight months and twelve days on charges of murder. In less than two hours, 12 jurors acquitted him. Williams’s case offered a striking view of just how slowly Cook County’s wheels of justice can move, how askew justice can go and the toll it can take on the lives of those caught up in the system.