Electronic Monitoring Is On The Rise In Illinois. How Is It Working?

WGN took a closer look at the rising number of people on electronic monitoring and how hundreds of participants are going AWOL.

By Nereida Moreno, Zach Wilson
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This Monday, July 23, 2018, file photo show an electronic monitor. The Illinois Department of Corrections is using electronic monitors to track about 2,800 people, but a new report says there’s little evidence to show that it increases public safety. Eric Gay / Associated Press
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This Monday, July 23, 2018, file photo show an electronic monitor. The Illinois Department of Corrections is using electronic monitors to track about 2,800 people, but a new report says there’s little evidence to show that it increases public safety. Eric Gay / Associated Press

Electronic Monitoring Is On The Rise In Illinois. How Is It Working?

WGN took a closer look at the rising number of people on electronic monitoring and how hundreds of participants are going AWOL.

By Nereida Moreno, Zach Wilson
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Reset brings on WGN investigative journalists Lourdes Duarte and Andrew Schroedter to discuss their two-part series on electronic monitoring in Illinois and why Cook County is updating its technology to better track the people in its program.

GUESTS: Lourdes Duarte, WGN anchor and investigative reporter

Andrew Schroedter, WGN investigative producer