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Starting Monday, the elimination of cash bail in Illinois will bring longer detention hearings and new parameters for jailing suspects. Heres an overview:

Courts will see longer detention hearings, new parameters for jailing accused defenders

Courts will see longer detention hearings and new parameters for jailing accused defenders.

This Monday, bail reform takes the spotlight as Illinois becomes the first state in the nation to abolish cash bond. However, there are growing concerns that trading cash bail for ankle bracelets won't guarantee justice for the accused.

(Capitol News Illinois) - Beginning Monday, state courts in Illinois will be prohibited from jailing individuals who are accused - but not convicted -...

Beginning Monday, state courts in Illinois will be prohibited from jailing individuals who are accused – but not convicted – of crimes simply because they cannot afford to post bail

The law, effective Monday, makes Illinois the first state to ban money bonds. Some supporters of the change worry that judges will turn to EM.

Ankle bracelets, originally used to detain people convicted of crimes, have “little impact on pretrial misconduct,” of people awaiting trial, bail reform advocates say.

The end of cash bail in Illinois begins Sept. 18, but the debate over whether the measure will lead to better public safety continues.

(The Center Square) – The end of cash bail in Illinois begins Sept. 18, but the debate over whether the measure will lead to better public safety continues. As part of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Tod...