The new Illinois SAFE-T Act eliminates cash bail and allows criminals a get-out-of-jail-free card. The criminal justice framework allows kidnappers, robbers, and arsonists to roam free until their court dates. Parts of the law went into effect in 2021, and the rest of it will be in effect in January, 2023. Rep. Justin Slaughter, the … Continue reading Gangland: Illinois cancels cash bail in January, makes kidnapping, robbery, and some murders non-detainable