Illinois will abolish cash bail
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Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it
https://apnews.com/article/illinois-criminal-justice-cash-bail-reform-b8aac667b7d3016e12ea64a70964bf55
Critics of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release say it is especially unfair to Black people and other people of color.
A law abolishing cash bail will take effect in Illinois on Sept. 18. The change makes Illinois the first state to eliminate the practice and a nationally watched testing ground for whether such a change can work.