Stakeholders in interviews with the Tribune took stock of bail reform so far, relaying both benefits and challenges and noting that it is early in a process likely to go through some growing pains.
Cook County Judge Charles Beach looked at a defendant accused of armed violence and other felonies and explained to him that as a judge, he must determine whether the man poses a danger to the public. “That is a little bit more of a difficult question for me but I do believe you are,” he said, referencing the type of weapon the man was accused of having. “That is no longer a weapon of defense. It is a weapon of aggression capable of mass harm … the possession of body armor adds a lot.
Asked why he considered defendants accused of drug offenses to be dangerous, Kenneally pointed to overdose deaths in McHenry County. “We finally get the guy and we can’t hold him,” he said. McHenry County State's Attorney Patrick Kenneally speaks at the McHenry Country Government Center on Dec. 5, 2019, in Woodstock.
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