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The Circuit Court of Cook County recently redesigned its website to add weekly statistics on court attendance and the rates at which defendants pick up new charges while on pretrial release. According to the latest data — which spans from the end of cash bail on Sept. 18, 2023, through April 13 — 30,012 defendants have been granted pretrial release in Cook County, while 1,970 have been detained. Of those released, 26,930 of them — about 90 percent — have appeared in court as required.
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Funeral today of CPD officer answers that rhetorical question. It’s NOT working, and there are far more violent repeat-criminal out prowling our streets for more victims.
Meanwhile, our elected and appointed officials have police protection. Note that Mayor has a 150-cop personal protection squad, 150 cops not on active street patrol duty, 150 cops not assigned to mandate of police department to patrol and protect city citizens. He has no concern for our safety, none whatsoever.
Read CWBCHICAGO.com to see what’s really happening.
We love them and link to them often, though not on their many stories on individual crimes.
Cashless bail is going really well for the 9 released on it that have gone on to commit more crimes this year in CHI/ Cook County alone. Those are the reported crimes, btw. More than doubting that there are many more.