Downstate leaders say they will need help handling the historic end to cash bail
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
September 18, 20236m 34s
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Show Notes
Today marks the end of cash bail, and officials from a rural county in Central Illinois are worried about how that will impact their drug problem. Cass County Sheriff Devron Ohrn says that while they hope to have more treatment options in the area, jail is the best way to wean people off of drugs. However, criminal justice advocates say jail should not be part of a person’s treatment journey. Host: Mary Dixon; Reporter: Mawa Iqbal