Cook County still poised to end cash bail Sunday despite uncertainty after Kankakee County judge’s ruling
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Cook County still poised to end cash bail Sunday despite uncertainty after Kankakee County judge’s ruling
A judge deemed a provision of the SAFE-T Act unconstitutional as part of a lawsuit involving 64 other counties, but reform will move ahead as planned in Chicago and its immediate suburbs.
Cook County still poised to end cash bail Sunday despite uncertainty after Kankakee County judge’s ruling
Come Sunday, judges in Chicago and most other parts of the metro area will stop setting cash bail for people accused of crimes, with the decision to jail people ahead of trial depending solely on whether the judge deems them a public threat or flight risk.
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