Illinois Supreme Court rules in favor of ending the state's cash bail system
The ruling will allow a law to go into effect that ends bail as a condition of pretrial release. Those considered to be a threat to the public or are likely to flee will be required to stay in jail.
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled in favor of eliminating the state's cash bail system, ending bail as a condition of pretrial release.
In a 5-2 Tuesday, the state's highest court overturned a ruling from an Illinois judge last December that a new state law was deemed unconstitutional.
