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Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it
theGrio via AOL· 9 months agoShannon Ross was ultimately found not guilty of weapons charges in Chicago — after months in jail...
Big news for cash bail critics: Illinois just became first state to abolish it
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Illinois Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a major criminal justice reform law is constitutional,...
Illinois Is First State To Fully Abolish Cash Bail In Move To Stop Caging Poor People
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 9 months agoShannon Ross, pictured in August 2023, was arrested in Chicago in October 2019 on weapons charges,...
Illinois Supreme Court upholds end to cash bail; new system begins Sept. 18
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCHICAGO (CBS) -- The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a state law ending cash bail across the...
Illinois is first US state to abolish cash bail
Newsy via AOL· 9 months agoA sign is seen in the window of a bail bonds As of Monday, Illinois is the first state in the country to ban cash bail, a long-fought and debated change...
Illinois just became the first state to fully abolish cash bail
The Independent UK via AOL· 9 months agoIllinois has become the first US state to fully abolish cash bail. Judges will now only consider the...
Illinois Became The First State To Fully Abolish Cash Bail, Here's What That Means
The Root via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCriminal justice advocates in Illinois are celebrating a major victory this week. On Monday,...
Illinois prosecutors ask a judge to quash law that is set to eliminate cash bail on Jan. 1
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLess than two weeks before cash bail is set to be abolished in Illinois, opponents of the measure on...
Depending on staff, Illinois public defenders prepare differently for the end of cash bail
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIllinois on Monday will become the first state to fully abolish cash bail through an act of the...
Georgia Republicans push requiring cash bail for 30 new crimes, despite concerns about poverty
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA bill to require cash bail for 30 additional crimes is headed to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's desk...