COEP Training: Domestic Violence Pretrial Detention Hearings (February 10)

Chicago Appleseed's Court Observation & Education Program (COEP) is back with two new court-watching projects, which are both virtual! Starting this month, we will be collecting data in domestic violence pretrial detention hearings to understand what arguments court actors are making in pretria...
February 3, 2026

New Year, New State’s Attorney, Higher Jail Population in Cook County

Written by Julian D. Cohen, Brown University, and Kamiryn Braxton Grimes, University of Chicago. Under Cook County’s new State’s Attorney, Eileen O’Neill Burke, who assumed office in December of 2024, the county has experienced a substantial rise in its jail population. In just the first six...
August 1, 2025