A March 2023 study by researchers at John Jay College of Criminal justice found that approximately 72% of violent felony offenders who were released without bail were rearrested. Similarly, In January 2023, the state of Illinois began implementing its quote safety law, which stripped judges of their ability to set cash bail. and require prosecutors to to provide evidence within 48 hours that provide the offender committed a crime that posed a quote, significant threat to public safety, unquote. (01:32–01:42)
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Asserts that Illinois implemented a law removing judges' ability to set cash bail in January 2023.
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