Editorial: Cook County faces a moment of truth on electronic monitoring of criminal defendants – Chicago Tribune*

"New Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, elected on promises to take a harder line on accused criminals than her progressive predecessor, has said the office will prosecute more crimes. Cook County judges likely will see more defendants before them, which logic suggests will mean more people headed to Cook County Jail but also more defendants wearing ankle bracelets."
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Hello, Indiana!
1 year ago

An interesting fact just revealed is that the thugs get to remove the ankle jewelry or otherwise be unmonitored two days a week while they serve their holistic, gentler open air prison sentences. Token Tom Darts assertions that they don’t work and nobody else uses them was shot to Hades yesterday when one tipped off police to the residence of quite a few Venezuelan gang members.

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