Illinois lawmakers could address SAFE-T Act concerns as early as next week – Center Square

Illinois will become the first state in the country to abolish cash bail Jan. 1. House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, a former prosecutor, said there are other stipulations in the act that also should raise a red flag. “There’s another provision in here which says there is a 90-day trial requirement for anybody who is detained, otherwise they will be released from custody and that includes people who are charged with perhaps a detainable offense like armed robbery up to someone who has been charged with multiple murders. It's outrageous."