Cook County Jail: The Visible and Invisible
Produced in 2013, Cook County Jail: The Visible and Invisible is an audio documentary that intertwines community member’s perspectives of the experience of living adjacent to the largest single-site jail in the country. The Cook County Jail in Chicago, located at 26th and California in the Little Village Community, is estimated to hold about 10,000 detainees on any given day. Gaspar, a native of Little Village, produced this collection of reflections that reveals how the jail, at times, is both visible and invisible to the local community.
Produced at Vocalo (90.7 FM) as part of Storytellers Workshop. Aired live with interview on the Barbershop Show hosted by WBEZ's Richard Steele and produced by Ayana Contreras, 4/26/13. Hear the interview.