In the mid-night hours of January 13, 2021, House Bill 3653/PA 101-0652 was filed and quickly passed by the Illinois legislature with little input from the public or law enforcement. Just a few short weeks later, that legislation, now referred to as the “SAFE-T” Act, was signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker.
The rushed, poorly drafted 800-page law sparked outrage across the state for its little consideration to our law enforcement and public safety.
Today, Illinois is on the verge of many of the dangerous SAFE-T Act provisions taking effect. We must protect public safety at all costs and repeal this law before it’s too late.
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What is the SAFE-T Act?
“UNDER THE NEW SAFE-T-ACT, ENTIRE CATEGORIES OF CRIME, SUCH AS AGGRAVATED BATTERIES, ROBBERIES, BURGLARIES, HATE CRIMES, AGGRAVATED DUI’S, DRUG INDUCED HOMICIDES, ALL DRUG OFFENSES, INCLUDING DELIVERY OF FENTANYL AND TRAFFICKING CASES, ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR DETENTION REGARDLESS OF THE SEVERITY OF THE CRIME OR A PERSON’S RISK TO A SPECIFIC PERSON OR THE COMMUNITY, UNLESS PROSECUTORS PROVE BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THE PERSON HAS A ‘HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF WILLFUL FLIGHT TO AVOID PROSECUTION.’“
-DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin
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What Happens When Cash Bail Ends? -Capitol News Illinois
SAFE-T Act ‘certainly not about public safety’ -News Gazette
‘The process by which the SAFE-T Act was enacted was inexcusable’ -News Gazette
Will and Kankakee Counties File Suit over SAFE-T Act -Fox 2
Judges need discretion over bail for defendants in serious cases -Daily Herald Editorial
State’s attorneys: Illinois’ SAFE-T Act hinders law enforcement and gives violent offenders a pass -Chicago Tribune
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