SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to have been far less ...
Bail traditionally serves as a mechanism to ensure defendants appear for court proceedings while preserving the presumption ...
Illinois residents argue that Chicago's policy of prohibiting officers from accepting cash bail if the warrant was issued ...
Additionally, the county’s criminal courthouse on Chicago’s near-south side has for years been holding bond court every day of the week — a practice shared by other larger county court systems in ...
(The Center Square) – Taxpayer resources should not be used to support jurisdictions with cashless bail policies, according to a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump. The order comes ...
No-cash bail has been a point of political discussion for years. The system lets people accused of lesser crimes stay out of jail while they wait for trial without posting bond. But President Donald ...
Wednesday marks one year since the Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect, making Illinois the first state in the country to end cash bail. Many were opposed and believed ending cash bail would affect ...
Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it
CHICAGO — It took four and a half months for Shannon Ross’ life to unravel. Ross, who describes himself as Indigenous and a person of color, was arrested in Chicago in October 2019 on weapons charges ...
One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to have been far less dramatic than people on ...
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