by Sophia Ansari | Apr 12, 2018 | Press Release
Eight Cook County Jail individuals in custody found to have been involved in a fight on a maximum security housing tier have been indicted for mob action, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The altercation was reported at approximately 4:35 p.m. on April 3 in...
by Sophia Ansari | Mar 26, 2018 | Press Release
A 27-year-old parolee has been charged with attempting to bring cannabis into a penal institution after an ongoing Cook County Sheriff’s Office investigation found that he left a package containing marijuana under an individual in custody-only bathroom door at Stroger...
by Sophia Ansari | Feb 26, 2018 | Press Release
Sixteen Cook County Jail individuals in custody found to have been involved in a fight on a maximum security housing tier have been indicted for mob action, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The fight was reported at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 in...
by Sophia Ansari | Jan 17, 2018 | Press Release
Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart launched an email helpline today to connect people to life-saving drug naloxone and released the second installment of the Sheriff’s Awareness Initiative video series on the opioid crisis. The second installment of the video series...
by Sophia Ansari | Jan 13, 2018 | Press Release
Three maximum security Cook County Jail individuals in custody are among more than two dozen individuals who have been charged with aggravated battery to staff in the last 30 days, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. From Dec. 12 to Jan. 12, 26 individuals in...