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Illinois lawmakers OK SAFE-T Act tweaks, plan ends bail

Por: WGN-TV Nation December 02, 2022

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, , Posted: Dec 1, 2022 / 07:35 PM CST Updated: Dec 1, 2022 / 10:03 PM CST SHARE SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly approved follow-up clarifications of their watershed criminal justice overhaul Thursday, appeasing critics by  to a list of crimes that qualify a defendant to remain jailed while awaiting trial. Senate action followed by the House came on the final day of the Legislature’s fall... + full article



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