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Cook County Sheriff's Reentry Council Quarterly Update (Volume 1, Issue 1: September, 2009), David E. Olson

Criminal Justice & Criminology: Faculty Publications & Other Works

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

• Sheriff Forms Reentry Council
• First systematic effort to measure recidivism of jail releasees in Cook County
• During calendar year (CY)2008, more than 74,985 individuals were booked into the Cook County Jail nearly 93,000 times
• Reentry Council produces video for detainees
• Sheriff applies for federal support forreentry programs
• Cook County Jail is the largest single-site jail facility in the country
• 85% of males booked into Cook County Jail tested positive for illegal drugs in 2008