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With cash bail eliminated in Illinois, Cook County Jail population shrinks

The numbers are near a 40-year low, but experts say they could rise as defendants now deemed too risky to release remain locked up.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2023

End of cash bail next week could spark more electronic monitoring, bail reform supporters fear

Ankle bracelets, originally used to detain people convicted of crimes, have “little impact on pretrial misconduct,” of people awaiting trial, bail reform advocates say.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 13, 2023