SAFE-T ACT Archives - The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/safe-t-act/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 05:20:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png SAFE-T ACT Archives - The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/safe-t-act/ 32 32 163009088 Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Safe-T Act, Elimination of Cash Bail https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-supreme-court-upholds-safe-t-act-elimination-of-cash-bail/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-supreme-court-upholds-safe-t-act-elimination-of-cash-bail/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 01:45:06 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7847178 Illinois becomes the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail. The Illinois Supreme Court today upheld the state law ending cash bail, also known as the SAFE-T Act. The law will take effect on Sept. 18, giving local authorities two months to prepare for the changes.  Based on the 5-2 decision, defendants will no longer […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/illinois-supreme-court-upholds-safe-t-act-elimination-of-cash-bail/feed/ 0 7847178 Last-minute Order Puts Elimination Of Cash Bail On Hold https://www.chicagoreporter.com/last-minute-order-puts-elimination-of-cash-bail-on-hold/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/last-minute-order-puts-elimination-of-cash-bail-on-hold/#respond Wed, 04 Jan 2023 05:12:14 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7846449 Map of Illinois counties that have contested the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, that was set to go into effect Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, making Illinois the first cashless bail state. CHICAGO | The Pretrial Fairness Act, the portion of the Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act that eliminates cash bail, was set […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/last-minute-order-puts-elimination-of-cash-bail-on-hold/feed/ 0 7846449 SAFE-T Act:  Illinois Legislators Weigh Changes to Law Says Disproportionately Affects Black and Brown Communities https://www.chicagoreporter.com/safe-t-act-illinois-legislators-weigh-changes-to-law-says-disproportionately-affects-black-and-brown-communities/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/safe-t-act-illinois-legislators-weigh-changes-to-law-says-disproportionately-affects-black-and-brown-communities/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:27:50 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7846084 UPDATE: This original story has been updated to include comments by IL. House Speaker, Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch on the SAFE-T Act legislation, and its affects on communities of color and the impoverished. SPRINGFIELD |  The Illinois General Assembly finished its first week of the fall veto session without taking measures to the SAFE-T Act, known […]

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