Cook County Jail is the first detention center in the country to bring in voting booths so that pretrial detainees can physically cast their ballots for an election. During the first two weekends in March, people in the custody of Cook County Jail could use the voting booths to have their say in the Illinois primary.

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Cook County Jail is First to Let Inmates Vote

JUN 10, 20204 MIN
14 Speaks

Cook County Jail is First to Let Inmates Vote

JUN 10, 20204 MIN

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Cook County Jail is the first detention center in the country to bring in voting booths so that pretrial detainees can physically cast their ballots for an election. During the first two weekends in March, people in the custody of Cook County Jail could use the voting booths to have their say in the Illinois primary.