General

CCBF first raised the alarm about the threat COVID-19 posed to people incarcerated in Cook County Jail on March 6th. The following week, on March 13th, we were joined by more than 25 advocacy, [...]

On Thursday, April 2, 2020, CCBF received this voice recording of a call with a person currently incarcerated in Cook County Jail. We were asked to share this with the world anonymously so that [...]

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people incarcerated in Cook County Jail has gone up. Between yesterday and today, at least 50 people were admitted to [...]

In just one week, the number of people at Cook County Jail who have tested positive for COVID-19 has gone from two to 101, with more than 90 people awaiting test results. At the current rate of [...]

Statement from Chicago Community Bond Fund and Chicago Appleseed For the last two weeks, over 100 advocacy, community, legal organizations, and unions have called on Cook County to release people [...]

In three days, the number of people incarcerated at Cook County Jail with COVID-19 went from 1 to 17. As of today, 50 incarcerated people have been tested and 31 are still waiting for their test [...]

Over 10 days ago, Chicago Community Bond Fund (CCBF) and nearly 100 advocacy, community, and legal organizations and unions began calling for the mass release of people from Cook County Jail to [...]

For over a week, we have been clear: COVID-19 would inevitably enter Cook County Jail and put thousands of lives at risk. Yesterday we learned that a guard who had been working in the Cermak [...]

Faith leaders are gathering outside Cook County Jail to pray for the health and release of the 5,500 people incarcerated inside the jail. This prayer vigil comes on the heels of yesterday’s [...]

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has revealed that a deputy who works in the jail has tested positive for COVID-19. It is extra distressing that the deputy had been working in Cermak [...]