Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act
Full cash-bail abolition with crime down year one.
B · 17/24
1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
End cash bail entirely; detain on risk via hearing.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics predicted a crime wave.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Statewide crime fell year one; failure-to-appear ~17% to ~15%; jail populations dropped then crept back in some counties.
4 · Liberty check
Ends wealth-based detention; preserves risk-based holds.
5 · The real tradeoff
An early favorable read; sustainability is the watch item.
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