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2022-10-26 15:01:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C9E56CA2F327FC16DF4C14B804725DBAC592EC74D59F3FC27CA319A921C0AFAB
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The release policies in the video, along with referring to the IL SATE-T Act as "The Purge", is false. Violent offenders who commit acts of second or first degree murder, arson, homicide, kidnapping or aggravated battery would still have to pay bail or be denied it. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/illinois-safe-t-act-non-detainable-crime/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-382998524238 https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/14/no-there-is-no-purge-law-in-illinois-here-are-the-facts-about-ending-cash-bail/ https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/prisons-and-jails/2022/safe-t-act-purge-law-illinois-fact-check/
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