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Illinois Gov JB Pritzker signs criminal justice reform bill

(WSIL) Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed into law a controversial criminal justice reform bill. House Bill 3653 passed in mid-January and has been on Pritzker s desk waiting to be signed into law. Some of the major reforms include ending cash bail by 2023, limiting use of force by officers, and mandating body cameras by 2025. Other items included in the bill: Diverts low-level drug crimes into substance use programs and treatments. Modernizes sentencing laws and streamlines the victims’ compensation system. Requires more investments in officer training, mental health, and officer wellness. Expands training opportunities for officers, requires health and wellness services for officers, and protects officers from unjust lawsuits based on their reasonable actions.

System Racismic Is Why One State Eliminated Its Cash Bail System

  Share Source: LightFieldStudios/iStock/Getty Images Plus Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Monday signed a criminal justice reform bill that eliminates the cash bail. The Prairie State is the first state in the country to eliminate the system. Those who take issues with cash bail frequently say poorer communities of color are disproportionately impacted by the system. This legislation marks a substantial step toward dismantling the systemic racism that plagues our communities, our state and our nation and brings us closer to true safety, true fairness and true justice, Pritzker said in a statement. In this terrible year, in the middle of a brutal viral pandemic that hurt Black people and Brown people disproportionately, lawmakers fought to address the pandemic of systemic racism in the wake of national protests. This bill was also infused with solutions from individuals most directly impacted: survivors of domestic violence, survivors of crime, and those who have been detai

Law enforcement groups respond to criminal justice reform

Law enforcement groups respond to criminal justice reform Raymon Toncoso Capitol News Illinois Feb. 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail SPRINGFIELD Law enforcement groups have decried the Monday signing of a massive criminal justice reform bill into law by Gov. JB Pritzker, referring to the legislation as anti-police with provisions that will lead to unintended consequences. House Bill 3653, referred to as the “Safe-T Act,” ends the use of cash bail by 2023 and grants increased state oversight of police agencies statewide, among other provisions. Law enforcement and Republican lawmakers opposed the legislation, citing problematic language in some provisions, while maintaining support for the law’s intent.

Police, lawmakers slam Illinois criminal justice reform bill that eliminates cash bail

Police, lawmakers slam Illinois criminal justice reform bill that eliminates cash bail
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