Cook County Jail

I know my uncle caught a case and he had a few order of protections against him at various addresses in cook county. no one has heard from him. how can i see if he's in cook county jail?

Go to the Cook County Jail inmate look-up seb site:

http://www.cookcountysheriff.org/doc/locator.html

my son was in jail for a 1 month and social securtiy cut off his benefits. can he get a letter or something from the jail stating his release date

Yes, write:
Records Department
CCDOC
2600 S. California Ave
Chicago, IL 60608

If you ask they will issue a letter certifying the dates of incarceration.

My brother is supposed to go in in a couple of days , Has a few out of state warrants. What should he do to prepare and what should he be careful of?

Keep his mouth shut. Reveal as little about himself as possible. Drink as much water as possible because the inmates tend to get dehydrated. Recognize that there are more bullies and psychopaths among the guards (they will beat you if you call them guards instead of correctional officers) than among the prisoners. Pray.

my son is in cook county jail,
how to I find out his release
date for driving on a suspended license.

How do I find out my son's
release date?

That epends if he has been tried and convicted or if he is pretrial and needs to pay a bond to get out. If he is pretrial, you can look up the bond amount on the Sheriff's web site at: http://www.cookcountysheriff.org/doc/locator.html
If he has been sentenced he will be released after half his sentenced is served. He will be given credit for the time in custody prior to sentencing.

how many inmates does cook county jail house

9,000 - 10,000 in 11 Divisions. It is the largest jail in the United States. A few years ago the census was over 10,000.

I am trying to find out about bonding someone out of Cook County. I have heard that it takes hours and I wondered if you could start the process and then return to pick up the person you bail out?

You pay the money by cash or credit card at Division 5 after going through the entrance. It takes 2-8 hours or more to be processed out. There is no place to wait except outside in your car. So you might want to get something to eat or at least wear a warm coat so that you don't have to keep the engine running. They DO NOT let you wait in the jail or in any waiting room. Standing outside for 2-8 hours, not knowing when they will walk out the door is outrageous. The Cook County Sheriff should do something about this.

How long is an inmate at IDOC (Statesville) before they are sent to another jail? And can they make phone calls from Statesville while they are there? Thanks again!

When a person arrives at IDOC reception center they are given a post-card to notify family or attorney where they are, their address, and their prison number. They are NOT allowed any phone calls the first month at least. Processing takes weeks to a month or more. This is where you are investigated in terms of social issues, gang relationships, criminal issues and history, risk of escape, health issues, mental health issues, ability to work issues, education level, etc. Then you are given a security classification and escape classification (max, med, min). Then you are assigned to a prison and to a job. So you are moved in anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. The investigation is sloppy and prisoners are often misclassified. During classification you are NOT allowed to communicate with other prisoners or outside people except your attorney and except by letter (which they read). This is to prevent you communicating with your gang. You are classified as maximum security and maximum escape risk until you are formally classified. These are NOT jails (run by counties for sentences of less than one year). These are PRISONS for felons (sentenced to more than a year).

By the way - it is a class A misdemeanor for a jailor or prison official to refuse to allow a prisoner to make both a phone call to attorney and to a family member when they are moved. Therefore, the Wardens at Stateville (men's classification center) and Dwight (female classification center) are committing hundreds of class A misdemeanors a week. I'm looking for an attorney to file a class action suit on behalf of all prisoners in this regard.

In regards to my brother that was given the 2 yr. sentence. When does the 60 days begin? As soon as he is sent out to statesville, or after he is processed and sent sent to another location? Thanks for the input.

IDOC calculates sentences as follows: On the day you arrive this is day one in prison. For example August 31, 2007. Then they move this day back according to number of days credit the judge allowed plus days in custody after day of sentence and before transfer from jail to prison. Lets say you were given 5 days credit and were in jail 5 days after and including sentencing. IDOC then puts in their records that initial custody day was August 31, 2007 - 10 days = August 21, 2007. Then they give day for day good time credit (assuming non-violent felony) and use this to calculate sentence. So if sentence is two years the out-date is August 21, 2008 (2 years - 1 year good time credits = 1 year). Then they subtract up to two 90 day meritorious good time credits (given at the discretion of warden to everyone due to crowding in prison unless you do something really bad). So initially your out-date is August 21, 2008, but if you make it to February 21, 2008 and have done nothing wrong they release you. If your sentence calculates out as 0 days after subtracting good time credit AND meritorious good time credit, they make you do 60 days to prove your conduct is good before releasing you. That's why it is wished by all inmates sentenced to prison to be transferred to prison ASAP - otherwise they do 2 extra months. Your brother would have had to do 2 less months if transferred 2 months ago. Also, prison is a lot more pleasant than the dungeon known as cook county jail.

They also keep you for at least 60 days so they can formally classify you before release on mandatory supervised release which is like parole. This is to determine if you need to have placed on you any special conditions of mandatory supervised release like mandatory sex offender counseling, mental health counseling, or drug abuse treatment and monitoring.

Generally once you are sentenced, the jail will ship you out within a day or two to the prison, except women are shipped only on Wednesday. The only reason for them to keep you in jail is if you have another pending case or are subpoenad to be a witness in another case.

My brother was recently sentenced to 2 yrs and he has served 7.4 months already. He is going to be sent to IDOC in a while, how much actual time can he expect to serve? I saw an earlier similiar question and someone said 6 months, is that correct?

If he was convicted of most non-violent crimes he will get day for day good time credit and then extra 6 months meritorious good time credit. BUT - HE HAS TO BE AT THE PRISON FOR 60 DAYS BEFORE THEY WILL GIVE HIM EXTRA GOOD TIME CREDIT.

Your brother will have to do 85% of the sentence if he was convicted of certain violent crimes. Since his sentence is so small, I suspect he will be released in 60 days after transfer. [If it was a very violent crime the calculation is 85% of sentence, which in this case would be 20 mo and 12 days - 7.4 mo served = 13 mo).