August 26, 2015
The average cost to incarcerate one person at Cook County Jail is $143 per day, typically more than the value of what the retail theft defendants are charged with stealing.
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New Law Reduces Length of Stay for Non-Violent Cook County Jail Inmates
More than 100 non-violent, unjustly incarcerated Cook County Jail inmates could now be eligible to fight their cases while living and working within the community as a result of groundbreaking legislation effective immediately. Senate Bill 202, sponsored by Rep. Mike Zalewski and Sen. Bill Cunningham in partnership with Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart, was signed late last Friday by Gov. Bruce Rauner.