DEMOCRATS ARE APPLAUDING THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT’S RULING UPHOLDING THE STATE’S NO-CASH BAIL LAW.
THE COURT ISSUED A FIVE TO TWO DECISION SAYING THE NO-CASH BAIL PROVISION OF THE SAFE-T ACT IS CONSTITUTIONAL. SO, STARTING SEPTEMBER 18TH, A JUDGE WILL DECIDE WHO NEEDS TO REMAIN LOCKED UP WHILE AWAITING TRAIL INSTEAD OF A BAIL SYSTEM THAT CRITICS SAY FAVORS THE WEALTHY.
ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL SAYS HE'S PLEASED WITH THE DECISION AND THAT "SOMEONE'S EXPERIENCE WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SHOULD NOT VARY BASED ON THEIR INCOME LEVEL."
State Representative Mike Marron was one of the Republican lawmakers blasting the decision. He said, “This decision is disappointing but is not surprising given the Democrat-stacked supreme court, which is another direct result of gerrymandered maps here in Illinois.”
Marron said the SAFE-T act has done nothing to reduce crime in Illinois. He said we must strike a balance between keeping our neighborhoods safe, protecting citizens’ rights, protecting victims of crime, and respecting law enforcement.
