Evaluating the Implementation and Impact of Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act

Streaming Media

Publication Date

7-30-2025

Abstract

On September 18, 2023, Illinois implemented the Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA). This landmark reform eliminated cash bail and introduced sweeping changes to the state’s pretrial system. The PFA establishes new release and detention factors, restricts pretrial detention, and limits post-release modification of release conditions. Professors David Olson and Don Stemen of Loyola University’s Center for Criminal Justice will share findings from their ongoing, long-term evaluation of the PFA’s implementation. They will also highlight variations in the PFA’s implementation and impact across urban and rural Illinois jurisdictions.

Document Type

Streaming Video

Disciplines

Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Law | Law and Society | Public Policy | Social Justice

Part Of

CJR Workshop Series

Publisher

Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center

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