Low-risk inmates begin exiting Cook County Jail amid coronavirus threat – Chicago Tribune

Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli has filed a request for the mass release of detainees in several categories, including people with underlying health conditions, pregnant women, those detained for nonviolent offenses and anyone who is locked up since they cannot afford to pay bail.

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