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December 24, 2025
How Chicago’s Media Became the Sheriff’s Shield While People Died Inside Cook County Jail
A Cluster of Deaths. The Same Units. The Same Silence.
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December 18, 2025
Inside Cook County Jail: New 2025 Investigation Exposes a Hidden Network of Nepotism and Corruption
Cook County Jail does not function on merit.It does not function on experience, skill, or seniority.And it certainly does not function on fairness.
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December 12, 2025
The Contract That Betrayed Us
How the 2020–2024 (Extended To 2027) Teamsters CBA Endangered Cook County Correctional Officers - and What a Real Union Would Fight For
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December 3, 2025
Cook County Jail Exposed: Nurses and Officers Reveal Toxic Air, Rats, Outbreaks, and Systemwide Neglect
Cook County Jail is the largest single-site county jail in America - a place repeatedly marketed as “modernized” and “reformed.” Yet, everyone who works inside knows the truth: the jail operates under conditions that are unsafe, unsanitary, medically dangerous, and inconsistent with federal law, state law, OSHA safety standards, and basic human decency.
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November 22, 2025
Fire in the Hole: Inside the Preventable Death at Cook County Jail’s Division 8 RTU
Investigative Report
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November 21, 2025
How Cook County Created a $253 Million Surplus: Inside the Staffing Crisis, Delayed Pay, and Institutional Alignment That Broke the Workforce
C4’s investigation by Jabril Gushiniere uncovers how Cook County generated a $253M surplus through chronic understaffing, delayed wages, IOD backlogs, and structural incentives that reward worker absence while jeopardizing public safety.
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November 6, 2025
Broken on the Job, Silenced on the Record: How Cook County Treats Injured Officers
Cook County correctional officers injured on duty face a deliberate system of attrition.
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October 20, 2025
Cook County’s Untouchable Sheriff: How Power, Politics, and Media Collide Inside Cook County
Cook County Jail, led by Sheriff Tom Dart, uses a media and political shield to prioritize image over accountability, suppressing dissent and compromising genuine oversight.
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October 14, 2025
Sheriff Tom Dart and the Cook County Jail Cross-Watching Crisis
Cross-watching in Cook County Jail reveals unsafe staffing, exposing detainees to violence and inadequate care due to mismanagement and stretched resources.
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