Community activists name for dismantling Gun Offender

Bond reform activists Monday spoke out towards the Chicago Police Department’s new on-line database displaying bond quantities for individuals charged with gun crimes — pitting themselves towards Mayor Lori Lightfoot and police Supt. Eddie Johnson, who assist the Gun Offender Dashboard. “The Gun Offender Dashboard claims to list bond court outcomes for people charged with violent gun crimes. But that’s exactly what it doesn’t do,” mentioned Sarah Staudt, a coverage analyst on the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice. “Ninety-nine percent of the people listed on that website are charged with offenses where they are not accused of hurting anyone.” Instead, she mentioned, many individuals are on the database for a “mere possession of a weapon.” Last