This page includes ISACo resources, news stories and other information about the SAFE-T Act. The page will be updated with new information as it becomes available.
ISACo Resources
Index of P.A. 102-1104 (SAFE-T Act Trailer Bill)
Summary of P.A. 101-0652
Summary of P.A. 102-0694
Letter to Governor and Legislative Leaders (October 24, 2022)
Outside Resources
The 2021 SAFE-T Act: ICJIA Roles and Responsibilities (Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority)
News Stories
SAFE-T Act Changes Passed in Springfield Specify Pretrial Detainment Criteria (WTTW)
How Will Eliminating Bail Affect Counties' Finances? (Daily Herald)
State's Attorneys ask Illinois Supreme Court to Consolidate Dozens of SAFE-T Act Lawsuits (Lake & McHenry County Scanner)
SAFE-T Act news coverage roundup (Capitol Fax) - Oct 12
SAFE-T Act coverage roundup (Capitol Fax) - Oct 6
Incumbent Walker defends SAFE-T Act, while challenger Vrett calls for repeal (Daily Herald)
Knox County State's Attorney Karlin sues state, says SAFE-T Act is unconstitutional (The Register Mail)
A Focus of Political Campaigns, Illinois' SAFE-T Act Likely to see Tweaks this Year (WWTW)
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker suggests SAFE-T Act changes could be needed (Lake & McHenry County Scanner)
Task Force Offers Guidance on Implementing Cashless Bail System in Illinois (The Center Square)
Oak Lawn Board Approves Measure Calling for Illinois SAFE-T Act Repeal (Patch)
State Senator Proposes Changes to Illinois' SAFE-T Act Amid 'Purge' Rumors (NBC Chicago)
Illinois Lawmaker Files Legislation to Clarify Language in SAFE-T Act (WAND)
Could SAFE-T Act Make it Harder for Accused Violent Criminals to Be Detained? Legal Experts Weight In (NBC Chicago)
Illinois' SAFE-T Act Ending Cash Bail Will Also Further 'Handcuff' Police with New Provisions; Experts (Fox News)
Prosecutors Challenge SAFE-T Act Eliminating Cash Bail as Thousands Sign Petition (Daily Herald)
Fact Check: Separating the Truth from Fiction in the Debate Over Illinois' SAFE-T Act (State Journal-Register)
Orland Park Implements New Policy That Will Bypass SAFE-T Act (Fox 32 Chicago)
State's Attorneys Representing 3 Illinois Counties File Lawsuits Against SAFE-T Act (WTTW)
Other State's Attorneys File Lawsuit (WCSJ News)
McHenry County Latest to Sue Over Illinois' SAFE-T Act, Elimination of Cash Bail (Northwest Herald)
‘Threat to public safety’: McHenry County state’s attorney sues Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois attorney general over SAFE-T Act (Lake and McHenry County Scanner)
Fact Checking Illinois' Upcoming SAFE-T Act (WGN News)
Illinois' SAFE-T Act Explained (WGN News)
What is the SAFE-T Act in Illinois? Here's an Explainer of What Changes are in Store (NBC News)
What's in the SAFE-T Act? A Look at the 2021 Criminal Justice Reform and How it Has Evolved (Illinois Newsroom)
Fact Check: What Does the SAFE-T Act Really Do? (Central Illinois Proud)
Snopes, Sims and the SAFE-T Act (Politico)
Illinois Law Doesn't Make Murder, Other Crimes 'non-detainable' Offenses (AP News)
Illinois SAFE-T Act Becomes Campaign Issue. What Does it Actually Do? (WTTW)