No, The End of Cash Bail Is Not The Purge
No, the End of Cash Bail is Not a Purge Law in Illinois. Here s What We Know Heres what we know about the Pretrial Fairness Act Some on social media have dubbed the SafeT act a socalled purge law, likening it to the horror film The Purge, in which criminal activity of all kinds is allowed for 12 hours. Olayemi Olurin, the public defender behind a viral online video debunking the claim, explains why the end of cash bail does not mean the start of a Across social media and in political speeches and ads are opinions about Illinois elimination of cash bail as part of new legislation set to take effect in the coming months. While other states, including New Jersey and New York, have passed legislation largely curtailing the use of cash bail for pretrial detentions, the state of Illinois will go one step further in January and eliminate cash bail entirely. The law has been front and center in election campaigns. Some on social media have dubbed it a socalle
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