House Minority Leader Tony McCombie issued the following statement in response to the Chief Judge of Cook County reporting that 8% (1 of 12) of people on electronic monitoring are currently AWOL:
“Electronic monitoring should not be a free pass for criminals. Improving public safety should start with revoking pre-trial release. Individuals charged with heinous crimes, especially attempted murder, sexual assault, and aggravated battery must be held accountable and victims must be prioritized and protected. As lawmakers, it is our responsibility to fix what’s broken.”
McCombie filed legislation last month, House Bill 5757, which proposes a mandatory revocation of pre-trial release if offenders commit a new felony while out on electronic monitoring.