Chief Judge reforming electronic monitoring program

Cook County Chief Judge announces changes to electronic monitoring program – CBS2 (Chicago)

Under changes Judge Charles Beach has ordered for the county's electronic monitoring program, authorities will be alerted when someone on electronic monitoring is committing a major violation. They include triggering a "major violation" after three hours, rather than the previous 48 hours. Those alerts will then go before the judge handling that violator's case on a 24/7 basis starting Feb. 7, whereas before those cases only went before judges o…

Chief Judge reforming electronic monitoring program

Cook County's court system will begin responding sooner to violators of its home confinement program, the Office of the Chief Judge announced Wednesday.The reforms to the electronic monitoring program come nearly two months after newly sworn-in Chief Judge Charles Beach formed a committee to improve it. The program has faced criticism since before it was transferred last year to the Chief Judge's office from the Cook County sheriff's office, whi…