Chicago Tribune Calls to Repeal Human Rights Protections for People on Electronic Monitoring  - Coalition to End Money Bond

Editorial: Springfield Democrats must heed Eileen O’Neill Burke’s call to action on electronic monitoring – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo

"'You just say, the following offenses are not eligible for electronic monitoring, and there can be negotiation on what those offenses can be,' O'Neill Burke told us. Exactly. Begin that discussion, Springfield Democrats."

Chicago Tribune Calls to Repeal Human Rights Protections for People on Electronic Monitoring  - Coalition to End Money Bond

We are disappointed but unsurprised to see the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board supporting Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s regressive call to repeal the Pretrial Fairness Act’s human rights protections for people subjected to electronic monitoring. Like Burke’s op-ed, the Ed Board’s’s call to action relies on fear and misinformation to make its points. […]