"It is interesting to note that the federal criminal justice system has not used a cash bail system since 1984. The Illinois PFA mirrors, to a large extent, the Federal Bail Reform Act and so presumably was a model for the PFA’s drafters. So, let’s clear the smoke from the political fireworks."
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.