Illinois SAFE-T Act: State supreme court hears arguments over elimination of cash bail

The provision was to go into effect Jan. 1 under the wide-ranging criminal justice reform bill, but it was challenged by a flurry of last-minute lawsuits by roughly 60 sheriffs and state’s attorneys.

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