Bond Reform Has Reduced Jail Population, But State Data On Pretrial Detention Is 18 Months Late – Block Club Chicago

“Here in Winnebago County, our State’s Attorney was opposed to bond abolition. But now they are tasked with implementing it,” said said Rev. Violet Johnicker, a bond reform advocate with Rockford Urban Ministries.. “Who polices the courts? Whose job is it to make sure these things are implemented? Without that data, it really comes down to volunteer court observers...It is absolutely frustrating to not have a clear before-and-after picture."