Posted inLocal News

McHenry County state’s attorney releases data, calls Illinois SAFE-T Act ending cash bail an ‘abject failure’

The McHenry County state’s attorney called the SAFE-T Act, which ended cash bail in Illinois, an “abject failure” and released data showing a 280% increase in defendants failing to appear in court. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said in a statement that the SAFE-T Act “has been an abject failure” in McHenry County. “Not […]