The way the state houses and rehabilitates inmates needs an overhaul, which could include expanded partnerships with businesses and business owners, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said.Speaking to ...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said more than 500 detainees are awaiting transfer to state prison creating a powder keg in his jail and forcing him to ask the Illinois Supreme Court to intercede.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is issuing a dire warning about what will happen to his jail because of Governor Bruce Rauner's cuts to state social safety net programs, reports CBS 2's Mike Parker.

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Dart told me the inmates maintained the gardens themselves and then ventured to a local farmers’ market—accompanied by the sheriff and a few prison guards—to sell the fruits and vegetables.

The prison’s annex, which houses about 1,500 men, saw similar decreases for reactionary force and prisoner assaults on staff, but saw an almost 90% decrease in allegations of improper force.