Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach's office said the three most common crimes for someone who's gone AWOL while on electronic monitoring are retail theft (24 people), theft (18 people) and aggravated battery (18 people). That doesn't include 59 people who violated restrictions on where they can go because of a domestic violence charge.
Remember when they said this would only be used for non violent crimes!!??? Oh, those were the daze!
daskoterzar
3 hours ago
Goodness…is anyone really surprised? Surprised that these criminals cut off the device as soon as they walk out of jail and disappear?…only to resurface being arrested again for another crime. The Safety Act needs to be canned and financial bail needs to be reinstated by judges who know the law and want to protect the public.
Brian Jones
3 hours ago
It’s just plain stupid, and a lazy method oof law enforcement.
Hello, Indiana!
3 hours ago
One might get the impression that violent, career criminals don’t take electronic surveillance ( or postcards reminding them to show up for their next court appearance having skipped the previous one or notifying the authorities that they have found a new place to stay, etc. ) very seriously.
Call my shrink
5 hours ago
Another reminder of the Foxx Evans regime. Will it ever go away ?
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Remember when they said this would only be used for non violent crimes!!??? Oh, those were the daze!
Goodness…is anyone really surprised? Surprised that these criminals cut off the device as soon as they walk out of jail and disappear?…only to resurface being arrested again for another crime. The Safety Act needs to be canned and financial bail needs to be reinstated by judges who know the law and want to protect the public.
It’s just plain stupid, and a lazy method oof law enforcement.
One might get the impression that violent, career criminals don’t take electronic surveillance ( or postcards reminding them to show up for their next court appearance having skipped the previous one or notifying the authorities that they have found a new place to stay, etc. ) very seriously.
Another reminder of the Foxx Evans regime. Will it ever go away ?
Toni is still in charge.