Pre-Trial Fairness Act: A Judicial Perspective

Pre-Trial Fairness Act: A Judicial Perspective

The key provisions of the Pre-Trial Fairness Act are that it abolishes money bail, offers individualized assessments, limits pretrial detention, requires law enforcement to issue notices to appear for low-level offenses, and ensures due process. Although the Act was passed by the Illinois legislature in January 2021, it didn’t go into effect until September 2023. Don’t miss this opportunity to listen as two Illinois trial judges offer their perspectives on the Pre-Trial Fairness Act and how it’s been going since its enactment two years ago. Register here.