Cook County Jail

thumb|right|Aerial view of the Cook County Jail complex The Cook County Jail, located on 96 acres (39 hectares) in South Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois, is operated by the Sheriff of Cook County. It is sometimes referred to as California or Hotel California, as its address is on California Avenue. As of 2017, Cook County operated the third-largest jail system in the United States by inmate population (after the Los Angeles County and New York City jail systems). The jail has held several well-known and infamous criminals, including Al Capone, Tony Accardo, Frank Nitti, Larry Hoover, Jordan Tate, Jeff Fort, Richard Speck, John Wayne Gacy and the Chicago Seven. Quotes about Cook County Jail Any-and-anything went. Anything from heroin to whiskey to Italian food was sold and traded in the jail. Homosexual rape, bribery and murder were the bill of fare. [And] no one seemed to give a damn. Former inmate of Cook County Jail, as quoted by Geoffrey Harding in the liner notes of Live in Cook County Jail by B. B. King External links Category:Prisons