A Chicago-area judge rejected a request from Mayor Lori Lightfoot to halt electronic monitoring for accused violent offenders, allowing those charged with dangerous crimes to return to the streets.
In a letter addressed to the judge on Dec. 29, Lightfoot had requested the moratorium on electronic monitoring for all offenders where "the lead charge is murder, attempted murder, aggravated gun possession, felons in possession, sex crimes, illegal gun possession, vehicular carjacking, kidnapping or attempted kidnapping or other crimes of violence.
The mayor cited Chicago police records that indicate 130 people were arrested while they were on electronic monitoring for a "violent offense." In his response, Evans countered that those 130 represent less than 1% of all cases that include a charge for a violent or weapons-related offense. As of mid-year 2021, there were 3,599 defendants out on electronic monitoring in Cook County, showing an increase of about 1,400 from 2017 levels, according to data from Evans’ office.
A 2020 report by Loyal University indicted that 80% of offenders were not arrested on while out on bond and just 3% were rearrested for a violent offense.Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell argued that most defendants on electronic monitoring are not arrested again and show up to attend their court hearings.
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