A new law abolishing bail across the state of Illinois, passed by Democrats and signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D), will free from jail thousands of suspects accused of second-degree murder, kidnapping, burglary, robbery, and other violent crimes.
“Anyone sitting in jail right now with all these pending charges, they’re going to be let out,” Johnson County, Illinois Sheriff Peter SopczakThe new law even allows suspects accused of domestic violence to be released from jail after just 24 to 48 hours. If prosecutors cannot prove that the suspect is a direct threat to one or more people, they will be released from jail without bail.Winnebago County District Attorney J.
“Imagine the defendant who murdered his wife, to whom he no longer poses a threat, being released because of this ridiculously limited legal standard,” he said. Similar laws, though not fully abolishing cash bail, have been implemented in states like New York and have coincided with surges in violent crime. Newly released New York Police Departmentthat suspects freed from jail thanks to the “No Bail” law were rearrested for other crimes at rapid rates.
Ten suspects, for instance, have been arrested nearly 500 times in the last couple of years and most remain released from jail without bail. John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter
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