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Judge denies Sheriff’s request to stay the preliminary injunction, says Sheriff “has not made a ‘strong showing’ of likelihood of success” on appeal. Today, federal judge Matthew Kennelly denied [...]

More than 15 declarations filed in federal court on behalf of people incarcerated in the jail describe unsanitary conditions, a lack of hygiene products, and difficulty social distancing.  [...]

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, the number of people placed on house arrest with sheriff’s electronic monitoring (EM) has exploded. There are currently more than 3,150 people [...]

William Sobczyk has become the seventh person to die from COVID-19 while in the custody of Cook County Jail (CCJ). Prior to being hospitalized, Mr. Sobczyk was incarcerated in the Cermak Health [...]

Today, community members are marking what would have been Nickolas Lee’s 43th birthday with a rally outside of Cook County Jail to call for the mass release of people incarcerated during the [...]

In an article released today, the Chicago Tribune has attacked Chicago Community Bond Fund (CCBF) for paying bond for people who cannot afford it themselves. As much as this is an attack on [...]

Read the ruling and declarations filed on behalf of incarcerated people. CHICAGO – A federal judge today ordered Sheriff Thomas Dart to implement social distancing measures for people [...]

Today, CCBF submitted public testimony to be read at the Cook County Board of Commissioners meeting discussing the health & safety of people in Cook County Jail. Also submitted was the open [...]

This Thursday, April 23, 2020, a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois will hear arguments on whether or not precautions being taken by Cook County Jail are constitutionally [...]

On Monday, two people incarcerated in Cook County Jail died of COVID-19. Rene Olivo was 42 years old, and Juan Salgado Mendoza 53 years old. The announcement of their deaths comes less than 24 [...]