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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appeals decision derailing bail reform in 64 counties

Por: Chicago Sun Times Politics December 31, 2022

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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Friday appealed to the state’s highest court to overturn a Kankakee County judge’s ruling earlier this week that partially derailed a new law abolishing cash bail.  The most controversial provision of the SAFE-T Act — the sweeping criminal justice reform bill signed almost two years ago by Gov. J.B. Pritzker — takes effect Sunday, promising to end the long-held system in which judges set dollar... + full article



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