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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.
When did the Illinois General Assembly pass the SAFE-T Act? Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Safety Accountability Fairness and Equity-Today Act on Feb. 22, 2021, calling the legislation a "substantial ...
The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of the SAFE-T Act ending cash bail, ordering state law implementation in September.
The BND continues answering your questions about the law that will end cash bail and make other changes to the criminal justice system on Jan 1.
Berlin was one of three state’s attorneys in Illinois who spoke with state legislatures about amendments to the Pretrial Fairness Act provision to the SAFE-T Act, which effectively eliminated ...
What changes will be made is unclear as negotiations continue. The veto session ran Nov. 15 through Nov. 17 and will resume Nov. 29 through Dec. 1.
Sheriffs and prosecutors in Peoria and Tazewell counties say they are worried about the vagueness of the Safe-T Act in Illinois. Here's a summary. Why sheriffs and prosecutors are so concerned ...
A lawsuit filed by 62 state's attorneys, including Dan Wright of Sangamon County, over implementation of the SAFE-T Act, has a court date.. The case, which was consolidated in Kankakee County ...