EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County, IL- Governor JB Pritzker recently shared that he is open to considering improvements to the SAFE-T Act. I appreciate his willingness to reexamine the law, and I welcome an honest conversation about what is—and isn’t—working for public safety in Illinois. I am still waiting for the Governor to finally step up and do something about correcting the deficiencies in the SAFE-T ACT.Law enforcement across the state has raised consistent concerns about provisions that limit our ability to keep violent and repeat offenders in custody. We all want fairness in the justice system, but fairness cannot come at the expense of the safety of our communities. When individuals accused of the most violent crimes are released after a single hearing, victims lose confidence and fa

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