Two months after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the “Pretrial Fairness Act,” contained within the larger “SAFE-T Act,” was constitutional, the elimination of cash bail is set to become the law of the land in the state.
The elimination of cash bail will go into effect on Monday, according to officials, and judicial systems in all 102 of the state’s counties are preparing for that system to go into place.
In Cook County, Board President Toni Preckwinkle says that stakeholders at all levels are prepared to implement the “Pretrial Fairness Act” on Monday.