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Documents Reveal a Series of Protests and Uprisings at Cook County Jail, Chicago

imageByperilousMay 6, 2020
Documents Reveal a Series of Protests and Uprisings at Cook County Jail, Chicago
April 29, 2020: Documents recently released by the Cook County Sheriff's Office reveal numerous incidents of prisoner-led protest and rebellion against guards and staff in the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak at the facility. As of May 6, more than 500 detainees at the

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Inmates Set Fire to Uniforms at Cook County Jail, Chicago

imageByperilousApril 15, 2017
April 15, 2017: On April 15th, inmates in the super-max wing of Cook County Jail light a wick using a microwave and set fire to a pile of uniforms meant to designate them as inmates who engage in sexual misconduct. Smoke from the fire causes the unit to be evacuated and four

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