From: johnny@invalid.net   
      
   By Andrew Murray , Sophia Slacik   
   Published October 31, 2022   
      
   A Democratic prosecutor in the Chicago-area is sounding the alarm over   
   a criminal justice reform law that will "tie the hands" of prosecutors   
   and "destroy the criminal justice system in Illinois."   
      
   The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act,   
   signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., in 2021, will implement   
   sweeping reforms to Illinois’ criminal justice system, though it has   
   drawn criticism from law enforcement professionals across the political   
   spectrum.    
      
   "I never, in my 40-years in this profession, ever thought I'd ever see   
   anything close to this," Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow   
   told Fox News Digital in an interview. "The intent of this law is to   
   destroy the criminal justice system in Illinois, and I'm not going to   
   let that happen."   
      
   Glasgow, one of the most high-profile state prosecutors to come out   
   against the SAFE-T Act, is joined by 100 of 102 Democratic and   
   Republican state's attorneys in Illinois who oppose the law.   
      
   Cut!   
      
   Under the SAFE-T Act, second-degree murder, aggravated assault, drug   
   offenses, intimidation, carjacking, and arson will not be detainable   
   offenses unless the suspect is proven to be a flight risk or risk to   
   public safety.    
      
   The standards to prove "willful flight" in these instances have also   
   been raised to unrealistic standards, according to Glasgow, further   
   reducing the chance of detaining individuals on these charges.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-democratic-prosecutors-revo   
   t-against-criminal-justice-reform-law-destroy-illinois    
      
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