The discriminatory and unjust for-profit cash bail system disproportionately impacts Black and Brown people, and favors the wealthy who can buy their freedom while leaving the poor to languish in jail ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (WGN) — President Donald Trump took action Monday, targeting cities and states, including Illinois, that have eliminated cash bail. Illinois became the first state to fully implement the ...

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In 2023, Illinois became the first state to abolish cash bail. That ended years of heated debate, at least in one state. Now, Illinois is following a new policy which calls for a judge to determine ...

In October in Livingston County, Judge Jennifer Bauknecht issued a lengthy decision following a detention hearing just weeks after cash bail was abolished across the state. “All right. Since its ...

Early into the implementation of a first-in-the-nation law, criminal justice advocates are urging caution in drawing major conclusions from the first seven months of the Pretrial Fairness Act — an ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Illinois officially eliminated cash bail one year ago Wednesday. Some say the legislation is working as intended, but that there’s still some things that need to change. “I ...

Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins has called for the SAFE-T Act to be amended to allow judges more discretion to hold ...

Welcome to President Donald Trump’s America, particularly in his stance on crime. He signed new executive orders on August 25 that aim to strip federal funding from cities and states that release ...