Rocket Docket' Sends Low-Level Jail Inmates Home
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The Cook County Sheriff's Office is finding a way to keep certain defendants at home.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office is finding a way to keep certain criminal defendants at home and on the job, instead of in jail while they await trial. Brandis Friedman takes a look at how a two-year pilot program designed to release inmates jailed for low-level offenses is working so far.
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Rocket Docket' Sends Low-Level Jail Inmates Home
Clip: 2/11/2016 | 5m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
The Cook County Sheriff's Office is finding a way to keep certain criminal defendants at home and on the job, instead of in jail while they await trial. Brandis Friedman takes a look at how a two-year pilot program designed to release inmates jailed for low-level offenses is working so far.
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