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As of March 2021, three states have abolished cash bail for the majority of court cases and one state has fully abolished cash bail starting January 2023. In 2014, New Jersey enacted reforms that took effect on January 1, 2017.
In August 2017, the governor passed a reform bill for the criminal justice system of Connecticut. This bill included a bail reform to get rid of cash bail for misdemeanor level and non-violent offenses. It also included a requirement of a criminal conviction before seizing the asset(s) someone put up for bail.
Wesley Jonell-Cleavon Bell [1] (born November 5, 1974) [2] [3] is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 1st congressional district since 2025.
Though other states have tried, Illinois is the first in the nation to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release for criminal defendants
Prosecutors, public defenders, law enforcement and courts are getting ready for the Sept. 18 end of cash bail in the Rockford region and Illinois.
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