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Report: Judging bail reform impossible because officials withhold key data

Posted on November 16, 2017

Injustice Watch

This article discusses the recent release of a Civic Federation report that calls on Cook County criminal justice officials to more fully disclose critical criminal justice data. According to the report, increased transparency will enable the public to have better informed discussions about criminal justice and the effective use of taxpayer dollars, ultimately empowering taxpayers to hold government officials more accountable.

Additional Coverage:

Crain's Chicago Business: Watchdog: Quit stalling on Cook County justice system data

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Report: Cook should share more jail stats