by Mike Pierga | Dec 28, 2016 | Press Release
Last month, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart called for an end to a dangerous and unjust cash bail system in Illinois. Sheriff Dart pointed to a system that allows those who pose a danger to the community, such as gun offenders, to go free because they have access...
by Mike Pierga | Nov 4, 2016 | Press Release
The number of individuals in custody at the Cook County Jail has dipped to 7,999, thanks in part to high numbers of accused offenders being sent home on electronic monitoring, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. That is the first time the Cook County Jail’s daily...
by Mike Pierga | Oct 28, 2016 | Press Release
Update: Friday, October 28, 2016 – The altercations resulted in injuries to both staff and individuals in custody. Two correctional deputies transported to the hospital on Tuesday night for treatment of non-life threatening injuries have since been released from the...
by Mike Pierga | Oct 20, 2016 | Press Release
The Cook County Department of Corrections is now offering a new feature that expedites the process of bonding out individuals in custody, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Members of the public who wish to post bond for a individual in custody can send an e-mail...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 15, 2016 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today that two maximum security individuals in custody have been charged for taking control of a jail housing unit and injuring another individual in custody. In connection with last month’s incident, Cordarryl Stevenson,...
