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Cook County, Ill., Balks at AI-Powered Jail Surveillance

County commissioners advanced a deal to expand a network of automatic license plate readers under the sheriff’s control, ...
WBEZ

Cook County Jail could get a $1.1 million AI-powered surveillance system

The contract with BriefCam would speed the county sheriff's response to jail emergencies, the sheriff’s office said. But ...
Chicago Reader

Sheriff Tom Dart’s wandering eye

Sheriff Tom Dart is quietly lobbying the Cook County board for an AI jail security system and nearly $1 million for license ...
WBEZ

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

Illinois is examining Martinez Duncan’s death for potential criminal behavior by jail staff, according to the Cook County ...

Mother’s Day is bittersweet for women inside the Cook County Jail

The re-entry organization Bridge to Freedom held a Mother’s Day event for about 80 people incarcerated at the jail Friday.
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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Cook County youth jail chief reported his primary residence is in Michigan, records show

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