The Illinois Supreme Cour expects to issue a ruling Tuesday deciding whether cashless bail for criminal defendants will be implemented in the state.
The Illinois Supreme Court is scheduled to issue an opinion Tuesday deciding whether cashless bail for criminal defendants will be implemented in the state.
Kankakee County Judge Thomas Cunnington ruled last year that the cashless bail provision of the SAFE-T Act was unconstitutional. The ruling was issued only days before the state was scheduled to eliminate cash bail Jan. 1. On Dec. 29, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul appealed Cunnington's ruling to the Illinois Supreme Court.
Among the critics of the proposal has been Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow, who filed a lawsuit Sept. 16 arguing that cashless bail will cripple his ability to prosecute cases,"much like the courts will be stripped of their inherent authority to manage their courtrooms."
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