Bailing out
Sangamon County State's Attorney Dan Wright says there's 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 inmates must either get approval from judges before they can be released on bond or convince prosecutors...
Source: illinoistimes.com