Illinois Officially Eliminates Cash Bail, Citing 'Pretrial Fairness'
Illinois officially eliminated its cash bail system on Monday after the state’s Supreme Court decided in July to permit the measure to proceed, CBS Chicago reported.
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Illinois officially eliminated its cash bail system on Monday after the state’s Supreme Court decided in July to permit the measure to proceed, CBS Chicago reported.
Illinois eliminated cash bail as a condition of pretrial release Monday after a state Supreme Court decision this summer ruled that a new law abolishing the practice was constitutional. That law, the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act, makes Illinois the first state in the nation to completely get rid of monetary cash bail. Defendants accused of…
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