Improving public safety for everyone in Illinois is a top priority State Representative Mike Coffey. Unfortunately, the majority party continues to back legislation that puts innocent people at risk while blocking any attempts at needed reforms. In recent years, laws such as the SAFE-T Act and its Pre-Trial Fairness Act provision, which abolished cash bail in Illinois, have allowed dangerous criminals who should have been detained back out on the streets.
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“This law has been flawed since it was introduced and now we are watching the negative impact it is having on several counties across Illinois,” Rep. Coffey said. “The strain this law is causing to our police departments and courts is a direct result of quickly passing a law during the night in lame duck session. If we want safer communities, the SAFE-T Act must be repealed.”