Here is a an interesting article on some problems Illinois seem to be having around setting up a witness protection program. The first observation I would make is that the Gov. J.B. Pritzker seems to have come up with a realistic amount of money for such a program to be effective. Witness protection is not a one way bus ticket out of town. My second observation is programs of this type are never easy especially if you are starting from ground zero.
Witness Protection - If you build it they will come ... or maybe not.
When it comes to building a witness protection scheme merely building the framework, does not ensure people will come as this story from KTTN in Missouri illustrates. Despite the state government setting aside a fund of 2 million us dollars, little of the money has been used. Of the state’s more than 600 law enforcement agencies, 13 have signed up to participate, and of those signed up, only four have actually used it. This article examines the fact that no matter how good you think your product is if no one buys it it is worth less.
