Congresswoman Ramirez Celebrates IL Major Criminal Justice Win, End of Cash Bail
September 19, 2023
September 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez(IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, took to the House Floor to uplift Illinois' implementation of the historic Pretrial Fairness Act, becoming the first state to fully abolish cash bail.
"Yesterday, Illinois made history as the first state in the nation to eliminate cash ba . . .
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez(IL-03), the Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, took to the House Floor to uplift Illinois' implementation of the historic Pretrial Fairness Act, becoming the first state to fully abolish cash bail.
"Yesterday, Illinois made history as the first state in the nation to eliminate cash ba . . .