Updated design shows a new Muscogee County Jail could cost more than $480 million

I just want to highlight that we’re not building for today, we’re building for tomorrow,” Columbus Councilor Glenn Davis said ...
Chicago Reader

Cook County state’s attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s complicated relationship with the Pretrial Fairness Act

Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s ...
New York Post

String of inmate deaths linked to paper laced with toxic drug rocks infamous Chicago jail: ‘How do you keep it out of schools?’

These books were written with a poison pen. A string of inmate deaths at an infamous Chicago jail have been linked to a terrifying new drug trend — paper laced with a deadly drug and smuggled behind ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Ex-Cook County Corrections officer sentenced in deadly shooting outside Niles restaurant

NILES, Ill. (WLS) -- A now-former Cook County Corrections employee was sentenced Wednesday after being found guilty in a deadly 2023 shooting outside of a Niles restaurant, according to court ...
WBEZ

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi lost big where property taxes in city, suburbs soared

The frustration Cook County homeowners feel about rising property taxes came out loud and clear in Tuesday’s race for county assessor — losing incumbent Fritz Kaegi performed the poorest in areas of ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Cook County Clerk issues warning on text scam with fake alerts about traffic violations

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- The Cook County Clerk is warning people about an ongoing text scam with fake alerts about traffic violations. The messages say you owe parking fines, or toll fines, and ask ...
NBC Chicago

Cook County officials warn of ‘hearing notice' scam texts about unpaid parking charges

Cook County officials are warning residents to be weary of a circulating text message scam that falsely claims to require payment for unpaid charges. Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Mariyana ...
The New York Times

Toni Preckwinkle, Longtime Chicago Democrat, Holds Off Moderate Challenger

Ms. Preckwinkle has been president of the Cook County Board for four terms. Brendan Reilly, a member of the Chicago City Council, mounted a challenge to her right in a Democratic primary. By Mitch ...
Daily Herald

Cook County Board president and assessor primaries among races to watch Tuesday

Races for Cook County Board president and assessor as well as a few county board races in Lake County are among the local races to watch in Tuesday’s primary elections. The hotly contested Democratic ...
Houston Chronicle

Harris County Jail passes a state inspection for the first time since January 2025

The Harris County Jail on Wednesday passed a state inspection for the first time in more than 12 months, making the largest jail in the state in compliance with minimum standards, the sheriff's office ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County Jail safety concerns raised after inmate's death ruled a homicide

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WDTN

Demolition begins at former Greene County Jail site

XENIA, Ohio (WDTN) – Exterior work has begun at the former jail site in Greene County. According to our partners at the Xenia Gazette, the contractor, Raunch Inc., is being paid nearly $1 million for ...