Cook County Public Defender

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Public Defender, social justice orgs sue Chicago P.D. over 'incommunicado detention'

By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Jun 23, 2020 @ 9:33pm

The plaintiffs assert Chicago Police routinely deny arrestees their rights to communicate with an attorney or their family when they are taken into custody and interrogated.
Cook County COVID court activity restrictions extended until mid-May; most remaining activities to be held remotely

By The Cook County Record | Monday, Mar 30, 2020 @ 7:34pm

Cook County’s chief judge has extended the COVID-induced shutdown of nearly all county court proceedings until mid-May, at the earliest, and this time will close some courthouses, while also requiring virtually all remaning activity to be conducted by videoconference.
Female public defenders could get $9.5M, lawyers $4.2M, under deal to end class action over masturbating jail inmates

By Jonathan Bilyk | Monday, Feb 24, 2020 @ 7:11pm

The payout for the lawyers is equivalent to 44% of what the alleged victims would receive.
Federal judge OKs female Cook County employees' lawsuits over harassment by inmates

By John Breslin | Tuesday, Jul 10, 2018 @ 11:07pm

A federal judge ruled that various lawsuits claiming officials have failed to curb rampant abuse of female employees visiting Cook County Jail will remain largely intact, according to an opinion filed June 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.