Cook County Jail, IL

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The Cook County Jail is in Chicago, Illinois. The Cook County Jail is also known as the Cook County Department of Corrections. 

The facility is situated on over 96-acres of land and expands over 8 city blocks. The Cook County Jail is the largest single-site jails in the United States. 

The Cook County Jail processes over 100,000 inmates every year. On any given day, the Cook County Jail houses around 6,000 inmates. 

The facility includes:

•    Four Sheriff’s Department
•    Health Services Building
•    Ten Divisions
•    Privatized commissary and food service

The Cook County Jail is managed and operated by the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. 

How to Find Someone in Cook County Jail

The Cook County Jail is operated and managed by the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. The Cook County Sheriff’s Department is the agency responsible for keeping and maintaining an up to date database of all current inmates.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Department has their records with their current arrests available to the general public. You can find this database on the Cook County Sheriff’s Department official website.

You can search the jail roster by the following information:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Booking Number

Once you do a successful search, you will see the following information:

• Inmate’s Name
• Current Age
• Gender
• Booking Date
• Booking Number
• Housing Location
• Next Court Date
• Court Location
• Bond
• Visiting Hours

Cook County jail inmate search with picture of inmate will also be available for you to view.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

Inmates in the Cook County Jail can receive written letters from their family and friends. These letters will be checked by jail staff upon arrival for safety issues. After the staff examines all the mail, they will pass them out to the correct inmates.

When sending items to the prison along with your letters, there are a lot of things you should refrain from sending. Such as the following:

• Glitter
• Stamps
• Plastic
• Confetti
• Metal
• Ribbons
• String
• Gang Related Items
• Polaroids
• Lipstick/Lip Gloss/Chapstick
• Perfume
• Writing Paper
• Pens
• Pencil
• Envelopes
• Music Cards
• No photographs larger than 5×7”

Inmates in the Cook County Jail can also receive books, magazines, and newspapers. The books, magazines, and newspapers will need to be delivered directly to the prison from the bookstore or publisher. All incoming books will be required to be paperback. All hardcover books are prohibited. If a hardcover book is sent, it will be sent back to the sender. Keep in mind that all books will need to be new too. Used books are not permitted.

Sending Money

Inmates in the Cook County Jail will need funds to purchase items from the commissary. If you would like to fund an inmate’s account, you can send a cashier’s check or a money order to directly to the Cook County Jail. You will need to make the money payable to the inmate. 

You can either drop the money orders or cashier’s checks off at the jail or you can mail them to the jail at the following address: 

Cook County Department of Corrections
[DETAINEE NAME] [DETAINEE BOOKING IDENTIFICATION NUMBER] 
P.O. Box 089002 
Chicago, IL 60608

If you choose to mail the money order or checks, you will need to ensure you have a return address on the envelope. And it will take a few days for the money orders to be deposited into the inmate’s bank account. 

You can also send money using Western Union, MoneyGram (access code 1750), and Access Corrections. You will need to keep in mind that these services do incur a fee on top of the money you will be depositing into the inmate’s account. 

If you are close to the Cook County Jail, you can use the kiosks in the lobby. A list of the kiosks is down below: 

External Post 5 [Front Gate Entrance]
2700 S. California Ave. 
Chicago, IL 60608

External Post 7 
2834 W. 31st Street 
Chicago, IL 60608

External Post 9 
2805 S. Sacramento 
Chicago, IL 60608

Division 10 Lobby
2950 S. California 
Chicago, IL 60608

Division 11 Lobby
3015 S. California Blvd. 
Chicago, IL 60608

Division 5 Lobby 
2700 S California Ave. 
Chicago, IL 60608

Visitation

Inmates in the Cook County Jail can receive visitors. Keep in mind that all visitors under the age of 18 will are permitted to visit, but they will need to be accompanied by their legal guardian. All visitors will be required to present either their driver’s license, state identification card, or their United States Passport, before being permitted to visit.

Remember, all your personal belongings will be required to stay in your car. No personal belongings will be permitted to be in the visitation area.

Visitation in the Cook County Jail goes by division. You will need to know what division the inmate is in to see when they are permitted to have visitors. The visiting hours are listed here.

How Often Can I Visit?

You are permitted to visit an inmate in the Cook County Jail during the above visiting hours. Keep in mind that visitation is a privilege and not a right. 

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