A 24-year-old man being held in Cook County Jail died Thursday evening after a fire broke out in his cell inside the facility ...

After the fire was put out, Martinez Duncan, 24, was removed from the cell and brought to a holding area where he became ...

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced that Martinez Duncan died after a fire broke out in the jail’s residential ...

We speak with the reporter who investigated the 18 inmate deaths in 2023 — and get an update from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. The year 2023 was a deadly one at the Cook County Jail. Eighteen ...

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A lit, toilet-paper roll wick commonly used to smoke drugs is believed to have caused the fire, Cook County jail officials said.

While college students were just getting started on their semester studies this fall, five young men were celebrating the ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m.