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Safety Act Putting Lots of Criminals Back on the Streets

Nov 15, 2023 | 4:56 PM
The much talked about The Safety Act was the main topic at today’s Kankakee County Criminal Justice Committee meeting.  Now that the law has been on the books for a time, Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey related a stat that indicates a lot of alleged criminals are being released back onto the streets of Kankakee County almost immediately.
Downey also says the department’s Rent A Bed program numbers look good for the year.

“…top end”

Kankakee County Coroner Bob Gessner told the committee Wednesday they may have a lead on the identity of a body discovered in the county back in 2002.  The body was exhumed yesterday for further investigation.  No details were related.

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