DECATUR, Ill. (CNI) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at pushing Illinois to reverse its law that eliminated cash bail.

The order calls on the U.S. attorney general to come up with a list of states and other jurisdictions that “substantially” eliminated cash bail and requires the Office of Management and Budget to identify ways to withhold federal funding for states without a cash bail system.

Cash bail ended in Illinois in September 2023 when the Pretrial Fairness Act took effect. Illinois was the first state to entirely eliminate cash bail, but other states have limited its use.

Illinois’ new system puts the impetus on judges to determine whether an accused individual is dangerous. It allows them to detain the accused individual if a prosecutor requests

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