On Jan. 1, 2023, at midnight, a very real version of “The Purge” will be enacted via the 2021 SAFE-T Act law, which will completely eliminate cash bail for the majority of defendants charged ...

There is no such thing as a “purge law.” Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act is being wrongly compared to The Purge—the movie franchise where all crimes, including murder, are allowed for a 12 ...

The law has been front and center in election campaigns. Some on social media have dubbed it a so-called "purge law," likening it to the horror film "The Purge," in which criminal activity of all ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — With Illinois set to eliminate cash bail on January 1st, 2023, users on social media have begun likening it to the horror movie series “The Purge.” The “Pu… ...

Bailey’s comment comes as viral messages recently posted on social media have referred to the Safe-T Act, a new criminal justice law that ends cash bail, as the “Purge Law.” ...

"Illinois, more than any other state, passed historic Civil Rights legislation that people should be proud of. This, to me, as a piece of legislation is comparable to civil rights laws that ...

Hardly. We found much of the 700-page Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today law, known as the SAFE-T Act, to be laudable and worth pursuing, despite the questionable speed and lack of ...

The posts also include dire warnings that Illinois communities will soon devolve into a real life version of “The Purge,” a horror movie where all crime is allowed on one night a year. “On January 1, ...

The law has been front and center in election campaigns. Some on social media have dubbed it a so-called "purge law," likening it to the horror film "The Purge," in which criminal activity of all ...