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inmates at the Cook County Jail in Chicago line up to be processed for release.

In this Sept. 29, 2011 file photo, inmates at the Cook County Jail in Chicago, line up to be processed for release.

M. Spencer Green

Body Cams And A Ban On Cash Bail: What To Know About Illinois’ New Criminal Justice Reforms

A system for anonymous police complaints. Mandatory body cameras. The ability to ban problem officers statewide. And no more cash bail.

Those are a few of the key provisions in a new package of criminal justice reforms passed in Springfield last week. Reset checks in with a former public defender to hear his perspective on the reforms.

GUEST: Sharone Mitchell Jr., director of the Illinois Justice Project

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