by Mike Pierga | Aug 5, 2016 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has released additional video in which individuals in custody took control of a jail housing unit and injured another individual in custody. According to the Sheriff’s Office investigation, at approximately 4:30 p.m. July 28,...
by Mike Pierga | Aug 3, 2016 | Press Release
A Cook County Jail individual in custody has been charged with aggravated battery to staff after an investigation found he threw feces and struck a Cook County correctional deputy, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. According to a Sheriff’s Office investigation...
by Mike Pierga | Jul 29, 2016 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has released the identities of the individuals in custody who took control of a jail housing tier and injured another individual in custody. The office has also released video clips depicting the incident. At approximately 7:30 p.m....
by Mike Pierga | Jul 12, 2016 | Press Release
This afternoon, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office was notified by Cermak Health Services, a division of the Cook County Health and Hospital System, that a individual in custody who has been hospitalized since July 6 with pneumonia like symptoms has tested positive for...
by Mike Pierga | Jun 23, 2016 | Press Release
COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart has released videos documenting incidents of Cook County Jail individuals in custody committing battery against correctional deputies. The four videos correspond to investigations dating back from May 2016 to the...
