What public officials are saying about Illinois Supreme Court ruling on SAFE-T Act

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : I will continue to work with my colleagues in the General Assembly to enact laws that support law enforcement and keep our communities safe."
54% : This includes my office's authority to conduct pattern-and-practice investigations of civil rights violations by law enforcement and improvements to the police officer certification process that create uniformity for departments across the state, promote professionalism in law enforcement and increase transparency.
51% : "The legislature should finally heed the concerns of law enforcement, judges and their communities and immediately return for a special session to properly address the SAFE-T Acts' negative impact on the public before this ill-conceived statute goes into effect in 60 days.
49% :"The Illinois Supreme Court's SAFE-T Act ruling expands access to pretrial freedom, freedom that allows individuals to prepare their legal defense while securing community-based behavioral health care that they may need, but which is rarely found in jail.
46% : And it rejects the plaintiffs' argument that courts must retain the authority to set cash bail free of legislative regulation -- an argument that would have called into question decades of criminal justice reforms in our state.
43% :"Today, the Illinois Supreme Court erased the rights of crime victims by upholding the Pritzker SAFE-T Act, which will release dangerous prisoners onto our streets and make it even harder for law enforcement to protect our communities.
40% : I am disappointed in today's Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the SAFE-T Act which ties the hands of judges and law enforcement, and does not support crime victims.
40% : "While no person should be held in jail or let free because of their economic circumstances, the SAFE-T Act handcuffs law enforcement and judges making it more difficult for them to combat violent crime.

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