More of Illinois has access to electronic monitoring than ever before. But does it work? – Chicago Tribune*

As of June 13, there were more than 2,800 people on two programs run by Cook County's Office of the Chief Judge; Statewide, in counties overseen by Illinois’ Office of Statewide Pretrial Services, just under 2,500 people have active cases with GPS conditions. “It makes me nervous to roll out this intrusive technology and have it run by the agency that is not subject to a lot of meaningful oversight,” said Jonathan Manes, senior counsel for the MacArthur Justice Center’s Illinois office.