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As the Pretrial Fairness Act is implemented, the public needs and deserves transparency about its impact. Some activists fear judges may turn to electronic monitoring, but as long as judges follow the law, we see no grounds for complaint.
Starting Monday, the elimination of cash bail in Illinois will bring longer detention hearings and new parameters for jailing suspects. Here's an overview:
The night before historic bail reforms were set to take effect on Jan. 1, Cook County court officials and workers were poised to implement the new system after years of seemingly nonstop meetings. They replaced all the paperwork used for bail-related releases with new forms revised to comply with the law that eliminates cash bail as a condition of release from jail, judges told the Tribune. ...
Starting Monday, the elimination of cash bail in Illinois will bring longer detention hearings and new parameters for jailing suspects. Here's an overview: