JUST IN: Illinois Supreme Court announces long-awaited ruling on elimination of cash bail as part of SAFE-T Act
, which was pushed forth by Illinois Democrats, say the elimination of cash bail is a step towards fairness in an unbalanced system.heard arguments in March
Cunnington ruled that since cash bail is specifically mentioned in the state constitution, it would be needed to put before voters and would therefore require an amendment to remove. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker had said he was confident the act will be found to be constitutional by the justices. , bringing"significant changes" to things like police training policies, police accountability, transparency in law enforcement and the rights of detainees and prisoners, according to Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr., who sponsored the bill.
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