Illinois Supreme Court halts plans to eliminate cash bail and other pretrial court hearing changes

Jan 8, 2023 | Bail Reform

On January 1st, 2023, Illinois was scheduled to implement the SAFE-T Act, a radical piece of legislation that barely passed the state legislature, with many Democrats voting against it. A county judge declared the law unconstitutional, but his ruling only applied to some counties. Right before the law was to take effect, the Illinois State Supreme Court stepped in a put the law on hold until a hearing before the court could make a decision.

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