On June 6, 2014, an inmate at the Cook County Jail filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Cook County. The plaintiff, represented by the Uptown People's Law Center and a private law firm, sought compensatory ...
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On June 6, 2014, an inmate at the Cook County Jail filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against Cook County. The plaintiff, represented by the Uptown People's Law Center and a private law firm, sought compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and costs, alleging violations of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Specifically, the plaintiff claimed that overcrowding led to unsanitary living conditions and the deprivation of basic necessities. The plaintiff also claimed that Cook County was aware of severe overcrowding and failed to provide adequate funding to the jail.
As of September 26, 2014, the District Court (Judge Ronald Guzman) had not ruled on the plaintiff's pending motion for class certification. The case is still ongoing.
Priyah Kaul - 09/24/2014
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