SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Supreme Court will hear several cases this month regarding pretrial release. In Illinois v. Seymore, the top court could decide whether people can use good conduct credits to reduce pretrial jail sanctions.

Geoffrey Seymore has asked the Illinois Supreme Court whether good conduct credit can be used to cut down on jail time he received after violating pretrial release conditions.

Seymore is facing several drug charges related to meth, but a circuit court judge released him on electronic home monitoring last year. Court records show Seymore violated the conditions of his release the very next day by leaving his home and visiting three unauthorized locations, leading the state to ask for pretrial jail sanctions.

The circuit court judge imposed a 30

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