Sunday, January 01, 2023

America's 'most dangerous law' goes into effect | Fox News

America's 'most dangerous law' goes into effect | Fox News
"...Illinois' Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act, which went into effect Jan. 1, overhauled Illinois' justice system with provisions like 
  • limiting when defendants can be deemed flight risks and 
  • allowing defendants under electronic monitoring to leave home for 48 hours before they can be charged with escape. 
  • It was also supposed to eliminate cash bail, but the state's Supreme Court stayed that portion hours before the law was set to take effect...
  • ...The sheriff said from what he can tell of the SAFE-T act, "there's not a drug offense other than one involving a firearm or a high-level drug offense that is detainable."...

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