Illinois lawmakers share untold stories of the SAFE‑T Act and its lasting effect on policing and public safety.

Critics of the Illinois SAFE-T Act, which aims to overhaul the state's criminal justice system, argue that the law will not improve public safety and may be unconstitutional.

The “SAFE-T Act,” passed by the Illinois General Assembly in 2021, will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023. Will all defendants currently in jail be freed on Jan. 1?

FACT: The SAFE-T Act does not create any “non-detainable offenses.” Illinois law has no such thing. Certain crimes, including forcible felonies, stalking, and domestic abuse, guarantee the revocation ...

A state lawmaker who also serves as a police officer says it’s time to repeal Illinois’s SAFE-T Act. State Rep.

CRIME Illinois' Safe-T Act ending cash bail will also further 'handcuff' police with new provisions: experts The Safe-T Act that will make Illinois first state to end cash bail takes effect in January ...

The Safe-T Act is largely to blame for the ill-advised release of these dangerous criminals pending trial, and I exhort Illinois legislative and judicial leaders to take the following actions: ...

Safe-T Act With SAFE-T Act's Elimination of Cash Bail Ruled Unconstitutional, A Look Back at What The Bill Says Published December 29, 2022 • Updated on December 29, 2022 at 1:19 pm ...

But exactly how all of the provisions in the 700-plus page Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today law, known as the SAFE-T Act, will play out remains to be seen, and misinformation has ...

The SAFE-T Act, which passed in the House with the bare minimum of 60 votes, clearly violates the constitutional mandate. Absurd provisions The law also creates a list of new absurdities.

The future of cash bail in Illinois is in the hands of the state’s Supreme Court. Illinois passed a law tha t eliminated the use of cash bail starting on January 1, 2023 as part of the SAFE-T Act.