Either there will be overcrowding in local jails that will be filled with pretrial defendants, or there will be runaway crime from violent pretrial defendants being released without cash bail because of overcrowding of local jails.
Cash bail does more than just ensure that a defendant shows up at trial. It more or less enlists a private police force (bail bondsmen) to ensure that the defendants show up.
It more or less enlists a private police force (bail bondsmen) to ensure that the defendants show up.
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Illinois doesn’t have bail bondsmen. Defendant puts up 10% of the set bail, in cash. *I speak from experience.