For decades, the Rainbow Push Coalition has brought a festive affair to the Cook County Jail on Christmas Day.

Cook County jail detainees work with dogs Thursday as part of the jail's Tails of Redemption program. Courtesy of Cook County Sheriff “This program is a win for everyone,” Sheriff Tom Dart said.

After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has begun to tick up once again.

Inside Division 11 at the Cook County Jail, there's joy and celebration. Over 100 low to medium-level detainees were met with holiday cheer and greetings as they filed in for Christmas mass.

At Cook County Jail, behind locked doors, barricades, fences and razor wire, in a barren room, about 40 men sat in tan county jail uniforms, unwrapping their innermost feelings, fears and fixations.

From inside Cook County Jail, chess spreads across the globe Chicago hosted an international conference on teaching chess to detainees in jails and prisons.

When 2-year-old K.D. walked with his aunt inside the waiting area of the Maximum Security Division at Cook County Jail to visit his father, he smiled. Unlike all the other times his aunt had ...

The Cook County Sheriff's Office warns of a scam where callers pose as law enforcement and demand $9,500 for missing a ...

According to Tuesday night’s board packet, the final agreement was to provide jail housing and services for up to 10 prisoners at a rate of $70 per-day that Cook County would pay, with no in ...

Drug-laced paper secretly brought into Cook County Jail is dangerous for inmates Jail programs are still able to use reading and writing materials, and individuals in custody also receive legal ...

Chicago's main county jail is one of the largest and most notorious detention facilities in the United States. Conditions have improved in recent years. But even a short visit is enough to feel ...