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Coles County States Attorney Jesse Danley said his office will be prepared for the implementation of the law in 60 days, despite an ongoing shortage of prosecutors.

The SAFE-T Act is the hottest issue on the campaign trail this fall, and thats meant plenty of misinformation and confusion over whats really in the criminal justice reform bill and what it means for you. Weve been covering the legislation since before it was approved last year. Heres our best attempt at separating fact from fiction.

I want to set the record straight in regard to public safety and law enforcement concerns about the ability to detain accused violent offenders under this legislation.

As task force works to ready justice system, amendments could be coming

As task force works to ready justice system, amendments could be forthcoming

As task force works to ready justice system, amendments could be forthcoming.

What happens when cash bail ends in Illinois? As a state task force works to ready the justice system, amendments could be forthcoming.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, cash bail will be abolished in Illinois. The measure that will eliminate it has been on the books since early 2021, giving the justice system two years to plan for the major overhaul of the states pretrial detention system. Its also given time for the measure to become politicized to a point where the reality of the law has become indistinguishable from the political rhetoric surrounding it.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, cash bail will be abolished in Illinois. The measure that will eliminate it has been on the books since early 2021, giving the justice system two years to plan for the major overhaul of the state’s pretrial detention system.