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Nov 4, 2025 - The Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, one of the largest in the country, houses more than 100 young people accused of crimes. We write about...

Feb 2, 2024 - One of the largest single-site jails in the country, the Cook County Jail, has in recent years held as many as 7,000 people at one time, most of them awaiting...

Apr 2, 2024 - About 150 of Cook County’s circuit court judges are associate judges, who are selected in a secret ballot vote by the county’s publicly elected judges. We...

Feb 2, 2024 - The Illinois Prisoner Review Board, composed of 15 members appointed by the governor, is responsible for clemency recommendations, parole decisions, and...

Sep 19, 2025 - The court system is overseen at the state and county levels by judges themselves, and the judicial branch is not subject to Illinois public-records laws. We...

Sep 11, 2025 - More than 38,000 eviction and foreclosure cases were filed in Cook County in 2022. We report on the intersection of housing and the courts and how the system...

Nov 13, 2025 - Every two years, Cook County voters go to the polls to elect new judges and decide whether to retain sitting judges. We research every judicial candidate and...

Aug 8, 2025 - Immigration courts are a federal civil court system under the U.S. Department of Justice. We cover immigration detention, deportation, and other intersections...

Sep 19, 2025 - Cook County has a dedicated domestic violence courthouse, but cases related to domestic violence and abuse are heard every day in divisions across the county,...

Feb 2, 2024 - More than 75,000 criminal cases are opened in Cook County each year. We investigate failures in the criminal legal system, from arrest to incarceration to...

Jun 26, 2024 - A series of state and U.S. Supreme Court decisions have changed the way people accused of committing crimes as youths are treated by the court system. We...

Feb 2, 2024 - The Cook County Circuit Court has a dedicated Elder Law division for handling certain cases involving older adults, including elder abuse and neglect, domestic...

Feb 2, 2024 - Police are the front door of the criminal legal system, and disparities in where they patrol and whom they arrest reverberate throughout the court system. We...

A setback in her plans makes Cemre lose control, and Celebi obtains evidence to corner his wife.

Jul 17, 2025 - Injustice Watch welcomes inquiries related to our organization and work. Have a news tip for us? Call us at (312) 521-0977, or email tips@injusticewatch.org.

As of today, the United States has used its Guantanamo Bay facility for 16 years to detain people it alleges pose a security threat without charge or fair...