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The SAFE-T Act incorporated provisions from a previously proposed bill, the Pretrial Fairness Act. The most significant change in this section of the Act is the elimination of cash bail and its replacement with a new process for pretrial release, which was set to take effect on January 1, 2023.
Though other states have tried, Illinois is the first in the nation to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release for criminal defendants What to know about the end of the cash bail ...
The Illinois State's Attorneys Association wrote a bill to make all charges detainable, said Ben Ruddell, staff attorney at the ACLU of Illinois, which is "a sneak preview into how this law is ...
Prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement and courts are getting ready for the Sept. 18 end of cash bail in the Rockford region and Illinois.
Offense classes Type Class Maximum prison term [1] Maximum fine [2] [note 1] Probation term [3] [note 2] Maximum supervised release term [4] [note 3] Maximum prison term upon supervised release revocation [5] Special assessment [6] [note 4] Felony A Life imprisonment (or death in certain cases of murder, treason, espionage or mass trafficking ...
The Protect Illinois Communities Act (formally known as Public Act 102–1116) is an assault weapons ban signed into Illinois law on January 10, 2023, by Governor J. B. Pritzker, going into immediate effect. [1] The Act bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and switches in Illinois.
More than six months into implementation of a first-in-the-nation law ending cash bail in Illinois, jail populations are down statewide and at the Sangamon County Jail seen on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
BAE Systems, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the US by impairing and impeding its lawful functions, to make false statements about its Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance program, and to violate the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). [1] Bankers Trust