The Kankakee County State's Attorney argued that the Safe-T Act violates the Illinois Constitution in many ways, including eliminating cash bail.
"This is not about the merits of the law, this is purely about the constitutionality," Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe said.
RELATED: Illinois SAFE-T Act 2023: Lawmakers pass revised version of controversial bill about cash bail Rowe argued in a case that consolidates 65 lawsuits challenging the Safe-T Act. Waving a copy of the 765-page law, he said it was rushed through the legislature by Democrats, and by eliminating cash bail it takes away judicial options for detaining criminals.
"Mr. Rowe delivered a very powerful opening statement and I can tell quite clearly that he thinks that the state is a very bad law, a very bad policy. But what I didn't hear a lot about was about the Constitution," said Darren Kinkead, an attorney with the Illinois Attorney General's Office countered.
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