Por: New York Daily News Crime July 19, 2023
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law ending cash bail and ordered that it be implemented by mid-September. The court ruled 5-2 to uphold the Pretrial Fairness Act, under the umbrella of the SAFE-T Act — massive criminal justice reform legislation signed last year by Gov. JB Pritzker. The decision overturned the ruling of a lower court, which had deemed the Pretrial Fairness Act unconstitutional. “The Illinois Constitution... + full article
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion July 26, 2023
On July 18, the same day the Los Angeles County Superior Court unveiled its plan to sharply scale back the use of cash bail in L.A. County, the Illinois Supreme Court went further, and better. It upheld legislation that eliminates cash bail altogether. In its ruling, the... + más
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The Boston Globe USA Nation July 19, 2023
CHICAGO — The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a measure Tuesday eliminating cash bail in the state, finding that Democratic legislators acted properly when they passed the law, which will transform the Illinois criminal justice system and limit judges’ ability to hold... + más
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CBS News USA Politics July 19, 2023
Illinois Supreme Court ruling upholds ending of cash bail Illinois will become the first state in the U.S. to halt the use of cash bail after the state Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a law that was passed by the state legislature back in 2021. It will take effect in 60 days, on... + más
Kim Foxx: ‘We’re on the right side of history’ with Illinois becoming first state to eliminate cash bail | WGN-TV
Fox News USA Entertainment July 10, 2023
Rapper Curtis Jackson, also known as 50 Cent, addressed last week in response to the recent reinstatement of the zero bail policy. Jackson shared a FOX 11 Los Angeles segment about the zero bail policy on Instagram Reels Thursday. The policy, which was adopted during the... + más
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion May 17, 2023
Zero-dollar bail is back for most people arrested in Los Angeles County for nonviolent crimes, after a Superior Court judge ruled that jailing people just because they can’t pay money bail before their first court hearing is a “clear, pervasive and serious constitutional... + más
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Orlando Sentinel USA Opinion February 01, 2023
Advocates urge that a bail reform bill backed by the Coalition for a Safe and Just Maryland be passed. (Michael Dresser, Baltimore Sun video) Bail reform — the abolition of cash bail for people arrested on some (or all) charges — is not, from a statistical standpoint, a... + más
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Eric Adams slams bail reform after violent attacker freed from jail | Newsweek
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion November 29, 2022
The purpose of bail is to get people out of jail. There continues to be broad misunderstanding of that basic principle among Californians generally, and blatant violation of it — knowing or otherwise — among police and judges. The right to bail under the state and federal... + más
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