In 65 Illinois counties, cash bail will remain in place on Jan. 1 unlike the rest of the state following a judge’s ruling that the pre-trial release provisions in the SAFE-T act are unconstitutional.
“The historic reforms in the Pretrial Fairness Act represent an important step toward improving community safety, addressing decades of harm to Black and Brown communities, guaranteeing equal justice for all under the law – not only for those who can afford to pay,” officials said in a statement.
The Cook County Office of the President, the office of the Cook County Public Defender, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office issued the joint statement Thursday saying that they would proceed with the elimination of cash bail.In a statement, Lake County Chief Judge Mark L. Levitt said,"under the law, a trial court's finding that a statute is unconstitutional only applies to the parties in the case.
"Because the Lake County State’s Attorney did not join the lawsuit against the SAFE-T Act, Lake County was not part of the case, therefore, must continue with the implementation of the new law until and unless the Illinois Supreme Court addresses its constitutionality or another order of the court that includes Lake County is entered," he added.DuPage and Kane counties will proceed with the end of cash bail, along with more than 30 other counties in other portions of the state.
On the contrary, several others - DeKalb, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, McHenry and Will counties - were among those included in the lawsuit. As result, cash bail in those areas will remain in place.
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