SAFE-T Act pretrial jailing appeals drop 88% after court rule changes; ‘Found a sweet spot,’ says task force chair – Cook County Record

In its report, the task force noted a large block of pretrial detention appeals were filed as a "cursory, check-the-box affair," as a matter of right, rather than fully explaining why the criminal defendants should be released. The task force noted many of these rapid appeals were based in the rules' requirement that such appeals be filed within 14 days of a detention order.

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