Detainees on their way out of Cook County Jail will soon be able to take a key resource with them on the journey, under a first-of-its-kind ID program being launched this week by state and county officials.
A pilot program announced by Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is thought to be the first in the nation offered to inmates at the county jail level.
Because it’s easier to get a job or a place to live when you have a state ID card, a new pilot program between the Cook County sheriff’s department and the Illinois secretary of state will provide those cards to exiting inmates.
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