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Advocates for the Illinois SAFE-T Act look to the challenges and work ahead of them as the end of cash bail went into effect this week. One of their tasks is to ensure the law is implemented as intended.
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State’s Attorney Rick Amato said much of how the pretrial aspect of the Safe-T Act is applied will be figured out at the appellate court level as prosecutors and defense lawyers alike appeal their cases.
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The Illinois Supreme Court paused the end to cash bail statewide, after a Kankakee judge ruled this portion of the Safe-T Act to be unconstitutional.
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Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley argues the SAFE-T Act is unconstitutional, while the ACLU Illinois responds that the law will make Illinois safer.
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Vella said a Public Safety working group in the Illinois House are still developing proposals to improve the implementation of the legislation, especially no-cash bail.