Cook County officials say they will proceed with the elimination of cash bail on Jan. 1 after a ruling by a circuit court judge in Kankakee County held that portions of the controversial SAFE-T Act were unconstitutional.
According to a press release, the ruling only impacts counties that had signed onto the suit, and therefore Cook County prosecutors will proceed with the implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act’s changes to the detention system.
The Cook County Office of the President, the office of the Cook County Public Defender, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office issued the joint statement Thursday saying that they would proceed with the elimination of cash bail.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
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