DuPage County predicts spending $63 million on police reform mandates over next 5 years Sheriff James Mendrick, seen here in 2019 with local police chiefs, says his office alone anticipates spending $15.4 million through 2025 on new reform initiatives. Daily Herald file photo
Posted3/11/2021 5:30 AM
A sweeping criminal justice reform bill signed last month by Gov. J.B. Pritzker could cost DuPage County an additional $63 million over the next five years, according to early estimates from agency leaders.
New statewide mandates related to body cameras, law enforcement training, pretrial release and the elimination of cash bail are among the sections of House Bill 3653 expected to have the greatest effect on county finances and operations, officials said last week during a special presentation before the county board s judicial and public safety committee.