Illinois will be the first state in the United States to abolish cash bail

Comment #4

Stack47 — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:58:19 GMT

<br />Don't expect childish name callers to intelligently read and understand anything more sophisticated than a "Dick and Jane Level 1 Reader". Bet the highlighted quotes confused the crap out of someone with a "missing seven years".

Comment #3

Stack47 — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 07:12:39 GMT

<br />His fast exit reminded me of playing Monopoly; "Go Directly to Jail, do not pass GO, do not collect $200

Comment #2

noise-gate — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:27:09 GMT

<br />*Gotta use your time wisely after working in the laundry. As Red said " get busy living or busy dying.

Comment #1

Stack47 — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 23:42:43 GMT

<br />"The goal of the Pretrial Fairness Act was clear: to move away from the existing wealth-based system of pretrial detention in favor of one based on an offender’s level of risk of reoffending or fleeing prosecution. The new law abolishes cash bail and provides for a presumption in favor of release for misdemeanors, traffic offenses and other petty offenses, provided a defendant is not deemed a risk to the community by the arresting officer.

Original Blog Entry: Illinois will be the first state in the United States to abolish cash bail

Stack47 — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 08:02:56 GMT

The Pretrial Fairness Act abolishes cash bail and provides for a presumption in favor of release for misdemeanors, traffic offenses and other petty offenses, provided a defendant is not deemed a risk to the community by the arresting officer.

Never was arrested so I don't know the pretrial process or how the bail amount is determined. I know of a woman that lost her house when you used it as collateral to bail out her son. He was arrested on drug related changes, missed several court dates, and the bail bondsman had no other choice.

One of the primary goals of the law is to make sure that we're having in-depth, detailed hearings when we're taking away someone's freedom

Interesting law, because pretrial incarceration there is a presumption of guilt especially for misdemeanors. Many people spent time in jail and later were found not guilty.

Maybe someone here had experience and can explain the process from arrest to arraignment, pretrial bail hearing, and how long someone that couldn't post bail was in jail.... [ More ]