Cook County Jail

After decades behind bars, Ivy Kelly was given a choice: Walk free, or keep fighting to clear his name

Ivy Kelly, 51, has spent decades in prison for a 1999 killing he says he did not commit. He works in the Cook County Jail’s super max division, serving meals to other detainees. Recently, prison officials gave him a choice: walk free now or continue fighting to prove his innocence. Kelly insists he is innocent and wants to clear his name.