The SAFE-T Act was down two votes in the House for a couple of tense moments until it passed with the bar minimum super-majority it needed. Both Illinois legislative chambers have now voted to clarify the no-bail policy taking effect in January.
In a month, Illinois will become the first state in the nation where those arrested for crimes will not have the option of paying bail.
Republicans were opposed to the SAFE-T Act in the first place. They say while Democrats spent two years dismissing their common-sense concerns as “fear mongering,” the day’s adjustments demonstrate they were right all along. “We started to do the work to ensure that equal justice under law needs exactly that,” said Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, D-Glenview. “That you don’t have somebody bond out because they have a wad of cash in their pocket, or because they have enough money in their bank account, while somebody else is in jail simply because they’re poor.”
“All of the issues that we’re concerned about are still there. Not things have improved, I’m not going to deny that. But they’re still there and we have a severe crime problem in this state,” said state Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield.Several dozen state’s attorneys are suing to prevent the SAFE-T Act from going into effect. A hearing is set for mid-December.For Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Reitz, one hole deals with the so-called detention net.
Prosecutors can move to detain someone if they can prove a defendant is likely to try to purposely evade future court action.
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