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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

SAFE-T Act changes would undo cash bail law before it can work - Crain's Chicago Business

Changing the law ending cash bail in Illinois—before it has even gone into effect—would undo the most promising parts of the legislation, writes an attorney with Northwestern's law school.

Leading up to the election, there has been widespread debate over the Pretrial Fairness Act, the part of the SAFE-T Act that will end Illinois' use of cash bail on Jan. 1, 2023. The pretrial reforms have the potential to effect real justice in our state's wholly unjust pretrial legal system.

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