Illinois Supreme Court Stays No Cash Bail in Illinois
The no cash bail provision of the safe-t-act was put on hold by the Illinois Supreme Court New Years Eve. A Kankakee County judge ruled Wednesday evening the law ending cash bail was unconstitutional. And following much confusion from counties not involved in the lawsuit, the state’s Supreme Court issued a stay order Saturday, meaning all counties will not be allowed to implement the law. “In order to maintain consistent pretrial procedures throughout Illinois, the effective date of the Pretrial Fairness Act is stayed during the pendency of the appeal… until further notice of the Court,” the order reads. Macon County participated in the consolidated lawsuit and was not set to implement the no cash bail policy Sunday.
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