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The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, commonly known as the SAFE-T Act, is a state of Illinois statute enacted in 2021 that makes a number of reforms to the criminal justice system, affecting policing, pretrial detention and bail, sentencing, and corrections.
On Sept. 18, Illinois will become the first in the nation to end the use of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release - a move proponents say will keep the poor from unfairly languishing behind ...
Prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement and courts are getting ready for the Sept. 18 end of cash bail in the Rockford region and Illinois.
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.
Illinois enacted the Protect Illinois Communities Act in January 2023. The law prohibits the sale and possession of certain semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns, and magazines over certain ...
In 2023, she announced that she would not run for re-election in 2024. [ 3 ] Foxx ran for the State's Attorney's office on a platform of criminal justice reform , and has often been termed a "reformist", "reform-minded", or "progressive" prosecutor alongside others such as Larry Krasner , Rachael Rollins , Chesa Boudin , Aramis Ayala , Kimberly ...
Illinois Voices for Reform says that current laws unfairly stigmatize young and low-risk offenders, such as those engaging in consensual teenage sex or sexting. [3] They believe that laws should be based on research and empirical evidence of what works, and that "feel good" laws based on public hysteria surrounding high-profile, but rare cases waste taxpayer dollars, violate the rights of ...
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