June 5, 2020
Former President Barack Obama urged American mayors to take action at the local level to heal relations between police departments and black communities in a virtual town hall Wednesday. Cook County public defender Amy Campanelli joined Fox32 Chicago Good Day with some insight on what that should look like.
December 12, 2019
This article was originally published by CBS News, read it on their website here.
It’s a scene that happens every weekday at the Cook County Jail: a bus transports a group of inmates, all handcuffed, to court in the Chicago suburbs.
November 11, 2019
This story was originally published in WGN9, read the full story here.
October 30, 2019
A state appeals court has ruled against a Cook County ordinance banning the jailing of children under 13, writing in a new opinion that the county board does not have the authority to bar commitment to the juvenile jail when a judge has determined it is necessary.
September 26, 2019
This article was published in the Chicago Tribune, read it on their website here.
