A state lawmaker who also serves as a police officer says it’s time to repeal Illinois’s SAFE-T Act. State Rep.

After U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a criminal suspect who had been released in Lake County, ...

This came after federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents picked up Mendoza-Gonzalez, an immigrant from Mexico, for being a “criminal illegal alien.” He’s scheduled to be deported, although ...

Cash bail could stay in place for now in at least 64 counties after part of the SAFE-T Act was ruled unconstitutional. However, many of the most populous counties will still see cash bail end Sunday.

The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, known as the SAFE-T Act, passed with the backing of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus in the early hours of Jan. 13, 2021.

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The SAFE-T Act handcuffs the ability of judges to keep our communities safe and there is no question it is a major overreach.” “The cash bail provisions we have in Illinois law are part of our ...

Meanwhile, other data says differently. The principles of the SAFE-T Act originated years ago with a 2017 bail reform issued by Cook County’s chief judge of the Circuit Court.

The “SAFE-T Act,” passed by the Illinois General Assembly in 2021, will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. Will all defendants currently in jail be freed on Jan. 1?