CBS 2 Chicago reports: Cook County Jail teams with Olive-Harvey College to offer forklift certification program for inmates - City Colleges of Chicago

Inmates operating heavy machinery may sound counterintuitive, but at the Cook County Jail, it’s a major opportunity for women behind bars. They are getting the chance to learn a trade to help them find a job when they get out. At the Cook County Jail, on the other side of the barbed wire, you’ll find something unexpected is going on. In the freezing temps, chains dangle from a guard watching 10 incarcerated women, all layered under their heavy-duty orange jumpsuits.

https://colleges.ccc.edu/2026/01/26/cbs-2-chicago-reports-cook-county-jail-teams-with-olive-harvey-college-to-offer-forklift-certification-program-for-inmates/