Circuit Judge Thomas Cunnington, Chief Judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit, has held the Pre-Trial Fairness Act, particularly the bail reform and pre-trial release provisions, unconstitutional. Warren County State’s Attorney Tom Siegel explains what that means for the 64 counties that filed a lawsuit against the Pre-Trial Fairness Act provision:
Siegel informs Warren County will be filing a complaint today, modeled under the ruling from Circuit Judge Cunnington, as well as an emergency injunction. The Pre-Trial provisions of the act are set to take affect January 1st, 2023 and Siegel shares how the provisions will affect Warren County as it stands now:
Siegel further explained the jail doors will not just be opened for inmates to walk out on the first of January. Hearings will be entitled to be reviewed as to why release should be denied; however, as the law is written, warrants with monetary bonds remain outstanding.
