Illinois governor signs bill making state the first to end cash bail msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed into law a sweeping overhaul of policing and criminal justice that eliminates the cash bail system, requires police agencies to equip officers with body cameras and strictly defines use-of-force rules for law enforcement. The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus, which designed the massive measure, hailed […]
The end of cash bond one of the most important reforms will put meaning into our criminal justice system s presumption of innocence, the Illinois Justice Project said in a statement.
While Illinois is the first state to get rid of cash bail, New Jersey has largely reduced its use in recent years, and similar proposals have been made in other states.
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission in Pretrial Practices, which strongly urged bail reform in its report last spring, found that a defendant who can t afford bail sees his or her life unravel within days loss of a job, loss of child custody, health problems without access to medication.