Pretrial Reform Efforts in Illinois and Outcomes from Other States – Civic Federation

"While other research finds that pretrial detention may reduce pretrial crime and failures to appear in court in the short-term due to immediate incapacitation of the defendant, it also shows that pretrial detention has minimal effects on overall crime and negatively impacts a defendant’s ability to build an adequate defense or negotiate a settlement with prosecutors."

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