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Illinois is set to become the first state in the nation to end cash bail after the state Supreme Court ruled a landmark state law did not violate its constitution. A provision in the state's controversial SAFE-T Act was set to end cash bail on Jan. 1, but was met with legal action from prosecutors
The Tribune found concrete steps officials could take to ease court backlogs, from actually tracking why delays happen to fully implementing long-promised case management protocols.