Episode 79: The Prosecutor

Episode 79: The Prosecutor
Guest: Guest: Heather Webb 

This week’s podcast will focus on the prosecutor. The prosecutor is a very important player in the criminal justice field. He or she has a great deal of discretion, takes an oath to uphold the law, and has to maintain a high degree of integrity. Dewhitt is proud to say that he knows in particular a couple of prosecutors who are very professional and wonderful human beings. They both practice in McLean County, Illinois.  Today’s guest, Heather Webb, is a young lady who has displayed a great deal of perseverance. She earned a GED, is currently employed for the Bloomington Police Department as a 911 dispatcher and works third shift. Bingham and Heather discuss the following:  

• Where Heather was born and raised
• What high School she attended
• Why she took the course
• Her planned career path
• The role of the police in prosecution
• Prosecutorial discretion
• The Pretrial Fairness Act
• The role of the prosecutor in setting bail
• Two main factors the prosecution argues in regard to bail
• The first state to have cashless bail
• Immediate and Urgent Necessity
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What she’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

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