To address the continued increase of criminal defendants court-ordered to the Sheriff’s Electronic Monitoring (EM) program, currently over 3,300 participants, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office has made the administrative decision to formally transition all EM equipment...
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Cook County Sheriff’s Police and Deputies Assist Chicago Police Department with Looting
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office deployed approximately 120 additional officers to the South and West sides due to the looting and other criminal activity in Chicago on August 9-10th. “While we fully support the right to peacefully protest, this was violent. We will...
Sheriff Dart Calls for Legislation to Require FOID Card Verification to Prevent Illegal Ammunition Purchases
COOK COUNTY, IL – With Chicago reeling from a sharp increase in shootings and gun-related homicides this year, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is calling on the Illinois General Assembly to pass legislation designed to prevent ammunition from getting into the hands...
CDC Study Finds Aggressive, Timely Interventions Dramatically Reduced COVID-19 Case at Cook County Jail
Aggressive, comprehensive measures implemented at Cook County Jail caused a dramatic decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases and brought the jail outbreak into containment even as cases in the surrounding community continued to rise, according to a newly released...
Sheriff’s Office Opens Testing at The New Roseland Hospital for General Public
Three weeks ago in-person visitation resumed at the Cook County Jail for the first time in nearly three months due to the continuing trend of low COVID-19 cases at the Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC). Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is proud to announce that...
Sheriff’s Office Resumes In-Person Visitation for Individuals in Custody at Cook County Jail
In-person family visits have resumed at the Cook County Jail for the first time in nearly three months due to the continuing trend of low COVID-19 cases at the Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC), Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Other large prisons and...
Sheriff Dart, New Roseland Community Hospital Opens COVID-19 Test Site for Sheriff’s Office Employees
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced that a mobile COVID-19 testing site opened today at the jail for Sheriff’s Office staff, in partnership with The New Roseland Community Hospital. The site will test up to 50 employees today. Starting tomorrow, the site will...
Update on COVID-19 Cases at Cook County Jail
As part of its ongoing effort to inform the public of the measures being taken to combat the spread of COVID-19 within the Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC), the Cook County Sheriff’s Office will provide regular updates on the number of individuals in...
Update on COVID-19 Cases at Cook County Jail
As part of its ongoing effort to inform the public of the measures being taken to combat the spread of COVID-19 within the Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC), the Cook County Sheriff’s Office will provide regular updates on the number of individuals in...
Update on COVID-19 Cases at Cook County Jail
As part of its ongoing effort to inform the public of the measures being taken to combat the spread of COVID-19 within the Cook County Department of Corrections (DOC), the Cook County Sheriff’s Office will provide regular updates on the number of individuals in...