Skip to content
Daily Southtown | Cook County Jail chess program
32°F
Saturday, March 28th 2026

eNewspaper

Trending:

Two Cook County inmates play chess as part of an innovative program launched four years ago that introduces detainees to the tactics of the game and the life lessons they can glean from it.
Zak Koeske / Daily Southtown
Two Cook County inmates play chess as part of an innovative program launched four years ago that introduces detainees to the tactics of the game and the life lessons they can glean from it.

Cook County Jail chess program

Chicago Tribune
By
PUBLISHED: | UPDATED:
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

An innovative program at Cook County Jail introduces primarily pre-trial inmates to the tactics of chess while teaching them life lessons about patience and self-empowerment in the process.

More in Daily Southtown