Illinois removed cash bail as a requirement for pretrial release on Monday, after the state Supreme Court ruled this summer that a new statute abolishing the practice is constitutional. Illinois is the first state to abolish cash bail completely. The Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act was passed in response to a ruling by the state Supreme Court this summer. Defendants accused…
After a state Supreme Court decision this summer ruled that the new law abolishing the practice was legal, Illinois abolished cash bail as the requirement for pretrial release on Monday. Illinois became the second state in the country to completely abolish economic cash bail thanks to that law, the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act. Defendants charged with… After the state Supreme Court ruled this summer that a new law outlawing the practice was legal, Illinois eliminated cash bail on Monday in exchange for pretrial release. The Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act, which was passed, makes Illinois the second state in the country to completely abolish economic cash bail. Defendants charged with…
Illinois removed cash bail as a requirement for pretrial release on Monday, after the state Supreme Court ruled this summer that a new statute abolishing the practice is constitutional. Illinois is the first state to abolish cash bail completely. The Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act was passed in response to a ruling by the state Supreme Court this summer. Defendants accused…
