Illinois cops brace for crime spike after state scraps cash bail ( SET TO COMMENCE ON SEPT 18,2023) in move branded 'America's most dangerous law'
Sheriffs in southern Illinois say they are bracing for more crime and more victims that result from the end of cash bail across the state.
The provision, which is part of the 2021 criminal justice reform bill, the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (or SAFE-T) Act, was previously set to go into effect on Jan. 1, but it was placed on hold after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appealed a ruling by a circuit judge that the pre-trial release and bail reforms in the SAFE-T Act were unconstitutional.
SAFE-T ACT PROVISION ENDING CASH BAIL CONSTITUTIONAL, ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT RULES
Law enforcement officials in Illinois are braced for a spike in crime after the state eliminated cash bail,
with a bill critics have dubbed 'America's most dangerous law'.
A ruling by the state's Supreme Court on Tuesday paved the way for the radical change to take effect from September 18, when Illinois will become the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release.



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