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Originally Posted by twister244
Thanks for posting this info marothisu.... And when you frame it like that - Yeah, makes total sense. Given IL is the first state in the nation to try this (correct me if I'm wrong), it will be interesting to see how it plays out over the next year......
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This is also part of the disinformation in a way. Illinois isn't the first state to eliminate cash bail in some major capacity.
New Jersey did it in 2017:
https://paw.princeton.edu/article/ho...l-breakthrough
https://whyy.org/segments/one-year-s...l-heres-going/
Interestingly, Newark's violent crime rate has come way down since then. I have no idea if it's 100% related though