(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield Tuesday as state’s attorneys and law enforcement officials await changes to the SAFE-T Act. The controversial justice reform package eliminates cash bail on January 1, making Illinois the first state to fully do so. The legislation has been criticized by many, including dozens of state’s attorneys […]
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Only ‘technical’ fixes to SAFE-T Act expected as Illinois lawmakers close first week of veto session
(The Center Square) – Illinois state lawmakers left Springfield Wednesday without taking up changes to the no-cash bail provision of the SAFE-T Act that begins on January 1. The measure includes the Pretrial Fairness Act, which ends cash bail statewide, making Illinois the first state to do so. State Sen. Robert Peters, D-Chicago, helped usher […]
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Changes to electronic home monitoring take effect in Illinois allowing defendants to leave their homes
A portion of the Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect in Illinois at the beginning of this month, allowing defendants on electronic home monitoring to leave their homes twice a week. The act was passed in January 2021 by the Illinois legislature as part of the criminal justice reform bill, HB 3653. The Pretrial Fairness […]