Bailing out
Sangamon County States Attorney Dan Wright says theres been no change in policy on filing petitions requiring defendants to show sources of bail are legitimate. Sangamon County prosecutors have increased the number of petitions filed that require defendants to prove that sources of bail money are legitimate before they can be released from jail, courthouse insiders say. As of last Friday, 42 of 365 inmates had petitions on sources of bail filed in their cases. The petitions mean that inmate...
Source: illinoistimes.com