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Gov. JB Pritzker rebukes state’s attorney who said SAFE-T Act will be ‘greatest jailbreak’ in history

After an Illinois state’s attorney said the SAFE-T Act would be the “greatest jailbreak” in history, Gov. JB Pritzker rebuked the claim and said offenders of serious crimes will not be able to “buy their way out of jail.” Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Haine said in an open letter to residents earlier this month […]

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State’s attorneys file lawsuit against Gov. JB Pritzker alleging SAFE-T, end of cash bail violates Illinois constitution

Two Illinois state’s attorney’s filed a lawsuit Friday against Gov. JB Pritzker and other officials alleging that the SAFE-T, including the end of cash bail, violates Illinois’ constitution. Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow filed a lawsuit in Will County Circuit Court and Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe filed a second lawsuit in Kankakee […]