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The Illinois Supreme Court has issued an order halting the cashless bail provision of the SAFE-T Act from going into effect statewide on Sunday.

A judge has ruled that the abolishment of cash bail in the SAFE-T Act is unconstitutional and it will not go into effect in 65 Illinois counties on January 1.

KANKAKEE COUNTY, IL - Bail reform and pre-trial fairness for criminals is sweeping the nation. Many states have enacted bail reform policies that have

Kankakee County Circuit Judge Thomas Cunnington on Wednesday ruled that the bail reform and pre-trial release provisions of the controversial SAFE-T Act are unconstitutional.

The elimination of cash bail in the Rock River Valley area will be put on hold come Jan. 1 after a Kankakee judge ruled it being unconstitutional.

Kankakee County Circuit Judge Thomas Cunningham on Wednesday ruled that the bail reform and pre-trial release provisions of the controversial SAFE-T Act are unconstitutional.

American democracy survived by a whisker because everyone chose to play by the rules and ignore Donald Trump. Now the Supreme Court might make that harder.

Case in point: Moore v. Harper, argued Dec. 7 before the Supreme Court, and the Electoral Reform Act, which must be enacted before the end of this Congress because Republicans won’t touch it once they control the House.

Sometimes I feel like screaming at the mainstream media for failing to alert people to crucial (although complicated) issues affecting our democracy coming from

PHILADELPHIA – A Florida corrections company has denied liability for injuries that a Philadelphia man suffered in an alleged assault and battery incident by corrections officers, after visiting his girlfriend in custody at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County.