Cook County bail bond refunds badly delayed, pastor says; clerk's office blames understaffing
The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County said understaffing has caused major delays in refund bail bonds in the usual 4 to 6 week period.
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The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County said understaffing has caused major delays in refund bail bonds in the usual 4 to 6 week period.
PHILADELPHIA >> A Port Allegany man has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging Delaware County wrongfully withheld bail money he was due after he was found not guilty or charges were otherwise dismissed or withdrawn from a 2016 arrest. Tony Burford is alleging violations of the Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, as well as conversion and a Monell claim alleging an unconstitutional policy, according to an amended class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania last year. The suit, filed by attorneys Alan Denenberg and...