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Court clears way for Illinois to become first state to eradicate cash bail

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    50% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    45% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    -10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    2% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : A provision in the state's controversial SAFE-T Act was set to end cash bail on Jan. 1, but was met with legal action from prosecutors and sheriffs in dozens of counties who said the law was unconstitutional, diminished public safety and put law enforcement at risk.
39% :ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT TO DETERMINE FATE OF CASH BAIL"The Illinois Constitution of 1970 does not mandate that monetary bail is the only means to ensure criminal defendants appear for trials or the only means to protect the public.

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