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Proponents of eliminating cash bail say it's a penalty on poverty. They say the wealthy can buy their way out of jail while those in economic distress are stuck behind bars.
Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release from jail on Tuesday. The state Supreme Court upheld the constitutionally of