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Illinois Will Be The First State to Eliminate Cash Bail After New Illinois Law Takes Effect In 2023
The issue the law is hoping to tackle is a national one, with the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights releasing a January 2022 report on the civil rights implications of cash bail finding that between 1970 and 2015, there was a 433% increase in the number of individuals who have been detained pre-trial.