How Many More Must Die Before Illinois Fixes Its Warrant System? – The Memo

"The scale of the problem is staggering. It has been reported that Cook County alone has 72,000 active warrants, 72,000 individuals wanted by the courts and not in custody. Based on that number, a credible statewide estimate for all active criminal warrants in Illinois would fall somewhere between 40,000 and 80,000 at any given time. And here is the most troubling part: Illinois has no statewide database that tracks the true total number of active warrants. We are operating in the dark..."