Illinois will soon become the first state to fully abolish cash bail. Some residents sad they're afraid the new law will endanger locals and enable criminals.
She said she already doesn't"feel like the Metropolis area is a safe place for my children.", defendants can't be required to post bail to be released from jail as they await trial unless a judge determines them a threat to the public or a flight risk.
Angel says Illinois already has enough criminals and face even more crime once cash bail is eliminated in September. "I think it’s against the law, against the Constitution," one resident said."It concerns everybody that pays taxes, everybody that wants a safe place to live and work."The SAFE-T Act's remaining provisions overhauling Illinois' criminal justice system went into effect on Jan. 1, limiting when defendants can be deemed flight risks and allowing defendants under electronic monitoring to leave home for 48 hours before they can be charged with escape.
"Safety is the exact opposite of what that bill’s gonna provide for the people in the state of Illinois," Warren said."It will provide safety for our criminals.""It’s falling apart, and it’s not gonna get any better," he said."The entire state is gonna end up looking like Chicago before too long, where every other weekend there’s a mass shooting."
A lifelong Illinois resident wants to move out of the state to get away from the crime. He says the SAFE-T Act has only made it safer for criminals to live there.
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