[Peace] Judge DiFanis Ask Champaign County Board for $97K, Jail "Construction" Called "Inevitable"

[Kimberlie Kranich]

          Champaign County Judge Thomas DiFanis and Court Administrator Roger Holland told a study session of the Champaign County Board last Thursday that their proposal to increase the availability of juries from 24 weeks to 48 weeks a year, called a "continuous jury system," would reduce the backlog of pending felony cases, the number of jailed inmates and the length of those inmates’ stay. They conclude, in a written report to the board, that their proposal would “better the justice system while simultaneously postponing an inevitable multi-million dollar expenditure in construction/renovation of current jail facilities.” 
   
  Read the full story on the UCIMC site at:  http://www.ucimc.org/newswire/display/110090/index.php
    
   
  Kimberlie 

		
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