No Pills or Needles, Just Paper: How Deadly Drugs Are Changing

Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators.
Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County’s top prosecutor touts increase in pretrial detention, urges electronic monitoring reform

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WGN-TV

Corrections officer charged as Cook County steps up effort to stop drug-laced jail mail

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — It’s a new twist in an ongoing battle to keep drugs out of Cook County Jail. WGN Investigates has previously reported on efforts by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to stop ...
CBS News

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says he warned about shortcomings in electronic monitoring program

Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, Sheriff Tom Dart said this crisis isn't new, and that he's been warning ...
Chicago Tribune

Individuals in custody at Cook County Jail lean into DePaul University statistics class

While college students were just getting started on their semester studies this fall, five young men were celebrating the successful completion of a DePaul University statistics class held at Cook ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Rainbow PUSH deliver Christmas Mass messages at Cook County Jail

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