by Mike Pierga | Mar 12, 2020 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today expanded precautionary measures at the Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC) to protect staff, the individual in custody population and the public from the spread of COVID-19. While the DOC has no COVID-19...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 6, 2019 | Press Release, Uncategorized
individuals in custody in seven countries spanning multiple continents participated in a historic chess tournament that concluded Tuesday, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. individuals in custody at Cook County Jail competed against prisoners from...
by Mike Pierga | Apr 16, 2019 | Press Release
A bill seeking to address assaults and public indecency against those working in correctional settings – including correctional officers, deputies, attorneys and civilians – passed the Illinois Senate with a vote of 57-0 last Thursday, Cook County Sheriff...
by Mike Pierga | Dec 6, 2018 | Press Release
Two dogs that recently completed the Sheriff’s Tails of Redemption program at the Cook County Jail, are still looking for a forever home, Sheriff Dart announced today. Gilmore and Rochelle graduated from Tails of Redemption, in which the Sheriff’s Office partnered...
by Mike Pierga | Jun 15, 2018 | Press Release
A individual in custody has been charged after a Sheriff’s Office investigation found he attacked a Cook County Jail staff member, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. At approximately 9:40 a.m. on Thursday in Division 9, the super-maximum security facility,...
