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We speak with the reporter who investigated the 18 inmate deaths in 2023 — and get an update from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. The year 2023 was a deadly one at the Cook County Jail. Eighteen ...

The family of a man who died in Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning to call for clarity on the circumstances of his death. Shamire Jackson, 35, ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, correctional officers in the residential treatment unit of the jail ...