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Will County board hears state's attorney: safety act raised workload and fiscal questions
Summary
Will County's State's Attorney's Office told the committee that the safety act has increased front-end prosecutorial work, review of evidence and staffing needs to meet faster court timeframes.
Representatives from the Will County State's Attorney's Office briefed the committee on how the safety act (pretrial fairness changes) has altered prosecution, detention proceedings and court processes and described increased work at the front end of cases.
Kevin Myers, a representative of the State's Attorney's Office, said the office coordinated with judges, the public defender and the sheriff's office in advance of the law's implementation. "We will follow it. We will make the adjustments," Myers said, describing added effort to ensure…
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