Jail Inmates
Nearly Full Now, Cook County Jail Could Be Packed This Summer
Cook County Jail is now eight inmates away from full capacity and, we haven’t even hit the summer crime wave.
Preckwinkle Wants To Reduce $15 Charge For Calls From Jail
Inmates at Cook County Jail are being charged up to $15 per call for local phone calls, and the company that operates the jail’s phones and the county are both raking in huge profits because of it.
Preckwinkle: Despite Tax Hikes, Cook County Residents Will Save $400M
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Wednesday that even with hikes in some taxes and fees in her 2012 budget plan, county residents are saving $400 million with the rollback of the infamous 2008 sales tax hike.


