Cook County Jail inmates

"He had it coming! He had it coming! He only had himself to blame! If you'd have been there, if you'd have seen it! I bet ya you would have done the same!"

- The inmates during the Cell Block Tango. The Cook County Jail inmates are supporting antagonists in the musical Chicago and all of its adaptations. They are a group of murderesses who all killed each of their husbands or boyfriends but use the excuse of "they had it coming".

Known Inmates and their victims
Liz: Shot her husband Bernie in the head twice for his bad habit of constantly blowing bubbles with and popping his gum.

Annie: Poisoned her husband Ezekiel Young after discovering that was an adulterer who lied to her by saying he was single when he actually had six wives.

June: Stabbed her husband Wilbur 10 times after the latter had a meltdown and accused her of having intercourse with a milkman.

Katalin "Hunyak" Helinszki: The only truly innocent inmate, a Hungarian performer who was accused of beheading her husband but is truly innocent. She could only say two words in English ''"Not guilty!". ''She ends up suffering the most out of all of the other inmates since she was executed.

Velma Kelly: One of the most famous inmates as well as the secondary antagonist of the musical, she was another performer who had a double act with her sister Veronica. After seeing her husband Charlie practicing a move with Veronica she murdered them both.

Mona: Strangled her husband to death after discovering he cheated on her.

Roxie Hart: The main protagonist of the movie who shot Fred Kasley (the man she was cheating on her husband with) after he lied to her about getting her a part in a show.

Kitty Baxter: A very wrathful inmate who shot her husband and the two women he was cheating on her with.

History
The inmates are under the control of the very corrupt Matron "Mama" Morton who will do a lot for them if they give her a decent enough bribe. Their most famous appearance is during the song "The Cell Block Tango" in which they all sing about why the killed their husbands (with the exception of Hunyak who was explaining her innocence in Hungarian). They all seem to have a decent relationship with each other and none of them see their crimes as wrong.

Trivia

 * Roxie and Kitty are the only two inmates who do not get a verse to sing in the "Cell Block Tango".