Center for American Progress: Here's How the Passage of Illinois' Pretrial Fairness Act Can Serve as a Model for Other States
May 10, 2024
May 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release:
With the recent implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act, Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail in all cases. Now, safety, not wealth, will be centered in pretrial decision-making. People accused of a crime will no longer be forced to sit in jail for several weeks or months while awaiting trial simply because they cannot afford to buy their freedom. A new Center for American . . .
With the recent implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act, Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail in all cases. Now, safety, not wealth, will be centered in pretrial decision-making. People accused of a crime will no longer be forced to sit in jail for several weeks or months while awaiting trial simply because they cannot afford to buy their freedom. A new Center for American . . .