An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced that Martinez Duncan died after a fire broke out in the jail’s residential ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two inmates at the Cook County Jail were sent to the hospital early Wednesday after a small fire in a maximum security division, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said. Authorities ...

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Behind the chain-link fence and barbed wire, detainees at the Cook County Jail are busy training man's best friend.

Two of the inmates were taken to the hospital for treatment. — -- A sprawling brawl at a Chicago jail earlier this month was captured on video. Sixteen inmates are facing charges of mob action in ...

After the fire was put out, Martinez Duncan, 24, was removed from the cell and brought to a holding area where he became ...