Cash bail comes to an end
New pretrial systems are in place, but outcomes still uncertain
Source: illinoistimes.com
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Here's a snapshot of the first day without cash bail in Illinois as new law takes effect
“Today, we end an antiquated and unjust system that has disproportionately harmed our communities of color and the poor,” State House speaker said.
Source: yahoo.com
Some Downstate counties struggled as bail reform took hold this week, one didn't even try applying the new law
Many downstate prosecutors had joined an unsuccessful legal challenge to the law doing away with cash bail.
Source: suntimes.com
Man Accused of Weekend Shooting Charged with Three Counts of First Degree Murder
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 3, 2021 at 11:13am The Jacksonville man accused of the shooting death of a former Jacksonville resident over the weekend made his first appearance in court this morning. 37-year-old Joshua E. Wilson of Jacksonville was arraigned in Morgan County Court this morning. Wilson was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Malcolm V. Fitts of Chicago and formerly of Jacksonville. Fitts died of gunshot wounds at Passavant Area Hospital just before 7:00 am Sunday, after Jacksonville Police were called to the scene of a sho...
Source: wlds.com