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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.
Cook County to request pretrial detention in violent cases Cook County's new state's attorney has announced a change to the county's policy involving the controversial SAFE-T Act. Eileen O'Neill ...
Pre-trial detention, also known as jail, preventive detention, provisional detention, or remand, is the process of detaining a person until their trial after they have been arrested and charged with an offence. A person who is on remand is held in a prison or detention centre or held under house arrest.
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Whether a result of pre-trial detention or not, incarceration has adverse individual-level effects, resulting in many defendants' inability to maintain employment, access mental and physical healthcare, and engage in constant communication with their family and friends. [68]
100+ new child sex abuse lawsuits filed against Illinois youth detention centers. Sabrina Franza. February 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM. CBS.
The first U.S. pretrial services program was the Manhattan Bail Project. Established in 1961, the program was designed to help defendants who were unable to post the financial surety bond conditions set in New York City.
A jail holds people for shorter periods of time or for pre-trial detention and is usually operated by a local government, typically the county sheriff. A prison or penitentiary holds people for longer periods of time, such as many years, and is operated by a state or federal government. After a conviction, a sentenced person is sent to prison.