Illinois State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) is celebrating a judge’s ruling noting the unconstitutionality of the cashless bail portion of the SAFE-T Act.
The Illinois Supreme Court order to maintain the status quo is a setback, but the state should continue on the road to a fairer criminal justice system.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Friday appealed to the state’s highest court to overturn a Kankakee County judge’s ruling earlier this week that partially derailed a new law abolishing cash bail.