The High Stakes and Scandals Facing Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart – Chicago Contrarian

"A data analysis ... revealed the Sheriff’s Office failed to serve 75 percent of the orders of protection issued between 2021 and 2023, leaving thousands of domestic violence victims vulnerable. Furthermore, the office recently finalized a massive $31 million settlement with over 560 women to resolve a historic sexual harassment lawsuit. Compounding these crises, the jail recorded 18 inmate deaths in 2023 — several linked to violence and an influx of drug-laced paper smuggled behind bars."