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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Monday signed a criminal justice reform bill that eliminates the cash bail. The Prairie State is the first state in the country to eliminate the system.
Those who take issues with cash bail frequently say poorer communities of color are disproportionately impacted by the system. This legislation marks a substantial step toward dismantling the systemic racism that plagues our communities, our state and our nation and brings us closer to true safety, true fairness and true justice, Pritzker said in a statement. In this terrible year, in the middle of a brutal viral pandemic that hurt Black people and Brown people disproportionately, lawmakers fought to address the pandemic of systemic racism in the wake of national protests. This bill was also infused with solutions from individuals most directly impacted: survivors of domestic violence, survivors of crime, and those who have been detai
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Illinois police and politicians are sounding off against a sweeping criminal justice reform bill signed into law earlier this week, in one instance calling the legislation a blatant move to punish an entire, honorable profession that will end up hurting law-abiding citizens the most.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill – an overhaul of criminal justice and policing in the state – on Monday. A coalition of law enforcement agencies from across the state has since slammed Pritzker s move, criticizing the Democratic governor for choosing to listen to a few strident political voices rather than the 120,000 petition signing citizens who plainly saw the bill for what it is, according to a statement provided to Fox News on Wednesday.