After almost a year under the Land of Lincoln’s “No Cash Bail” law, we’re getting a good picture of how it has impacted crime in Illinois. Skeptics of the new law have had their fears realized, certainly in Chicago – aka Murder City USA. Today, nearly 20% of those arrested in Chi-town are on pre-trial release for another arrest.
CWB Chicago had the data to show that back in the “cash bail” era, less than 10% of those arrested were out on pre-trial release after making bail.
From CWB Chicago:
CHICAGO—Nearly 20% of people arrested and charged with felonies in Chicago are already on pretrial release for another pending criminal case, a number that appears to be substantially higher than during a comparable period last summer, when Illinois still operated on a cash bail system.
That’s one finding from a deep dive that CWBChicago conducted into Cook County court records as the state approaches the one-year anniversary of the cashless bail era…
How does that compare to the cash bail era? To find out, we dusted off copies of Central Bond Court manifests maintained by attorneys from the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender during July and August last year.
Those documents showed that only 8.5% of defendants facing new felony charges were noted as being in violation of bail bond.
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20%, aka: 2 out of 10 arrestees, out on “no cash bail” are arrested for “another” crime, or is it “more” crimes? How many crimes are they out on under “no cash bail”? Are the crimes (previous and new) all “felonies”? Inquiring minds want to be enlightened with facts.
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