Earlier this month, at around 4:30 a.m., Chicago police officers noticed a car with a broken headlight and initiated a stop. The officers spotted a black bag on the floorboard, felt an L-shaped object ...

Since lawmakers expanded electronic monitoring to many new parts of the state following the passage of the Pretrial Fairness ...

Lavette Mayes had already spent 425 days locked up in the Cook County jail when she found herself in front of a judge in 2016. The Chicago Community Bond Fund had just helped her buy her freedom, and ...

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Judges in multiple recent cases have ordered the release of defendants on electronic monitoring, a program run by the Metropolitan Police Department, only to have police refuse to follow the decisions ...

ATLANTA – Truancy not only keeps students from getting an education, it also acts as a gateway to the commission of illegal activities, such as vandalism, theft or more serious crimes. That’s why ...

HARMONY, Maine (WMTW) - When pretrial inmates are released on bail, many victims find themselves fearing for their lives. Electronic monitoring could provide a measure of security, but it’s only ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – Members of Chicago City Council are looking for answers from Cook County’s court system, wanting more information about how people on electronic monitoring are being tracked. A special ...

Based on Pre-Trial Services own numbers, more than 10,000 defendants in 2024 were tethered by an electronic monitoring device GPS or curfew. Figures for 2025 aren't available. When asked how many of ...

A program designed to protect domestic violence victims from their offenders during the criminal court process is expected to run out of money in August.