 The Department of Corrections employs approximately 3,800 sworn and civilian staff, and has a 2006 operating budget of $205,989,440 (excluding medical and facilities management). The average 1996 cost per day to house one detainee was $59. In 1996, 11 million meals were prepared and served, and over a million pounds of laundry was processed. Each day, about 750 to 1,500 men and women are transported to and from local outlying district courts. The Department is headed by the Executive Director and three Assistant Executive Directors for Internal Operations, special programs, and administration and planning. External Operations is responsible for the Canine Unit, transportation of all detainees to court, and the security of facility perimeters. Copyright©1998 Cook County Sheriff’s Department. All Rights Reserved. |