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Loyola Professors’ Research Helps Illinois Become the First State to Eliminate Cash Bail
Zack Miller | The PhoenixLoyola criminal justice professors David Olson and Don Stemen  research on cash bail and pretrial release shaped Illinois new law on bail reform.
Published March 17, 2021 7:30 a.m. CT
When Loyola criminal justice professors David Olson and Don Stemen were asked by the MacArthur Foundation to research bond court and pretrial release in Cook County, they didn’t know their work would help dramatically change the justice system in Illinois.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 3653  which includes the Pre-Trial Fairness Act Feb. 22, making Illinois the first state in the country to eliminate pre-trial cash bail payments.  ....

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