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Pretrial Fairness Act puts too much work on overworked prosecutors, judges

Por: Chicago Sun Times Politics September 20, 2023

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Sophie Sherry’s article on suspects of domestic and sexual abuse was insightful (“”).Yet, like other mandates within the Pretrial Fairness Act, it will be difficult to monitor defendants, counsel victims and keep the abused apprised of defendant releases. Advocates of the law have not addressed the administrative nightmares that will be imposed on court officers and law enforcement personnel in general.The law mandates multiple new duties... + full article



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