Starting Monday, there will be a significant shift in Illinois' criminal justice system as cash bail becomes a thing of the past.
upheld the SAFE-T Act, a landmark criminal justice reform law, stating it does not violate the state's constitution.
Governor JB Pritzker hailed this decision as a critical step towards a more equitable and just Illinois. "We are finally creating a system that is based on justice and not on money," he said. "We’re finally creating a system that is based on what you did and not what you have."
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