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Cook County Jail Population Reduced After Illinois Becomes First State To Eliminate Cash Bail

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Cash Bail Elimination

The population in the Cook County Jail was reduced after Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail. Cook County Jail Population Reduces Following Cash Bail Elimination to Jail Defendants in Illinois The population in the Cook County Jail reduced following the elimination or the ending of cash bail to jail defendants in Illinois, … Read more

‘Down payments’ for Black Californians are what the state’s reparations council will advise, and cash bail will be eliminated

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While the state openly banned slavery after it participated in the Union in 1850, California’s repayments task force will shortly suggest that the Golden State problem “down payments” to Black citizens as restitution for discrimination and harassment. The task group, which was established by a state law passed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020 and issued … Read more