Governor Signs Bill to Make Illinois First State to Eliminate Cash Bail Despite Steep Opposition
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Pretrial Fairness Act (HB3653) making the Land of Lincoln the first state to eliminate cash bail.
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Democrats Put Adviser with Gang Violence History in Charge of Protecting Pelosi‘s Majority: Backs Defunding Police, Releasing Criminals
DCCC senior adviser Dyjuan Tatro has frequently supported defunding America’s law enforcement, called police racist, espoused anti-capitalist views, called to end cash bail, and urged officials to let criminals out of prison.
Raphael Warnock in 2019: ‘Our Ultimate Goal Is to Get Rid of Cash Bail’
Rev. Raphel Warnock, the Democrat nominee running against GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler in Georgia, compared the use of “cash bail” in the criminal justice system to “voter suppression.”
Report: Kamala Harris Promoted Bail Fund that Sprang Man Accused of Molesting Child
A bail fund that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) promoted on Twitter to assist protesters arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota, riots earlier this year has freed a man accused of sexually molesting a child, the Daily Caller News Foundation reports.
Fresno County Sheriff Won’t Enforce Stay-at-Home Orders; Too Busy Re-arresting Freed Criminals
Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims said Tuesday that she would not be able to enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home orders because she was too busy re-arresting accused criminals set free under the state’s new “zero-dollar bail” policy.
Bernie Wants to End Cash Bail: ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ in Jail ‘Convicted of Nothing’
Sen. Bernie Sanders said that “hundreds of thousands” of people are in jail “convicted of nothing” and that he plans to end cash bail policy.
California Abolishing Bail Bond Business First Step in Criminal Justice Reform Initiative
California Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to abolish the bail bond business this week is just the first step in a multi-level decriminalization initiativeCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown’s decision to abolish the bail bond business this week is just the first step in a multi-level criminal justice reform initiative.
