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mucifer

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Sun Sep 15, 2024, 05:12 PM Sep 15

End of Cash Bail A Success in Illinois

The biggest concern was that the abolition of cash bail would lead to a rise in crime. The bottom line from the first year of data since the Pretrial Fairness Act was implemented is that such a thing has not happened. In fact, violent crime and property crime are down.



In Cook County, the length of time being spent in court went from about four minutes to 16 minutes after the law went into effect. This is because judges are explaining their detention decisions more thoroughly.


Jail populations are also down. The population of the Cook County Jail is down about 14%. Other urban parts of the state are also down about 14% in their jail populations, while rural counties are down about 25%.


https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cash-bail-illinois-one-year-later/

This is really good news. It's been helping a lot of families destroyed by bail without an increase in crime rate.
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End of Cash Bail A Success in Illinois (Original Post) mucifer Sep 15 OP
Excellent! ShazzieB Sep 16 #1
I'm glad it's working well... Ysabel Nov 10 #2
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