Commentary: Let’s clear smoke surrounding elimination of cash bail – Champaign News-Gazette*

"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."

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