Top officials promised not to publicly criticize each other as they emptied jail, reformed bail practices, top mayoral aide said – CWB Chicago

But city leaders, who apparently didn’t actively participate in the panel’s activities, broke the deal by blaming low bond amounts and quick jail releases for increasing violence in the city during the summer of 2019. A 2019 email authored by Susan Lee, who was Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s top public safety advisor at the time,was included in a massive leak of city hall emails.