Judge Rules Portion Of SAFE-T Act Ending Cash Bail Is Unconstitutional

A Kankakee County judge is declaring that a key provision of the stattes sweeping criminal justice reform law violates the state constitution. Circuit Judge Thomas Cunnington ruled yesterday that the portion of the state's controversial SAFE-T Act that ends cash bail is unconstitutional. The ruling comes just days before cash bail was set to end in Illinois on January 1st.


View Full Site