Tune in now to Episode 35 Featuring Attorney Claudia Bertacchi and Attorney Matt Thomassen Claudia Bertacchi is an attorney with the Cook County Public Defender’s Office, Felony Trial Division Matt Thomassen is a Captain in the U.S. Army and attorney at Thomassen & Tierney. Topics Covered: 0:00 - 0:12 - South Side Intro 1:51 – The SAFE-T Law Stands for Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today 3:14 – What Considerations Caused the Illinois Congress to Pass the SAFE-T Law 5:21 – Parts of This Law are Based on the Laws of Other States 7:06 – The Effect of Government Shutdowns on Crime Rates 11:26 – The Purpose of Eliminating Cash Bail and Reforming the Bond System 15:00 – Bond is Meant to Secure the Defendants Appearance, Not Punish – The Question The Judge Must Consider is Whether the Person is a Danger/Threat to Society or a Flight Risk 22:56 – How a Judge Determines Whether Someone is a Threat to Society Such That the Person Be Held in Jail Until Trial Instead of Being Allowed to be at Home 26:29 – Under This Law, The Hope is That Victims Will be More Protected Because the Judge Will Have To Give More Consideration to the Facts and Evidence When Determining Whether To Let an Accused Offender Be Released Until Trial 29:31 – How Are Victims Involved in Whether An Accused Offender is Released Until Trial & Victims Advocates 38:49 – An Example of Someone Falsely Accused of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse of a Minor & Held in Jail for A Year and a Half Because He Did Not Have the Cash to Make Bail 48:33 – The Bail/Bond Stage is not Meant to Be the Bond Hearing, Trial And Sentencing All At Once – The Accused is Still Presumed innocent at the Bail Bond Stage And Must Be Proven Guilty Through Due Process 55:42 – The Meme That Lists Non-Detainable Offenses – Two Types of Offenses Detainable & Non-Detainable 59:19 – The List of Felonies That are Detainable Offenses (Accused Held in Jail Until Trial): Murder, Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Home Invasion, Vehicular Hijacking, All Sex Crimes, All Domestic Charges (Misdemeanor & Felony), Non Probational Gun Related Felonies & Other Felonies Can be Considered for Detention as Well 1:02:24 - What is Probation?: A Sentence Where The Convict Promises To Comply With the Terms of Their Release, For Example, They Will Not Commit New Crimes, They Will Report to Their Probation Officer, They Will do Their Community Service and They Will Make Restitution Watch, listen and download Episode 35 on the following sites: https://theblupodcast.com/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/lnTZB0CDc7o Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-blu-podcast/PC:75155 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tnACSqaI7M2bxK3q6VPHZ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blu-podcast/id1568957253 Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9VWThwMUk0aw%3D%3D You can also download Episode 35 on the following sites: Amazon Music, Gaana, Deezer, Overcast, Stitcher, IHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, PlayerFM, TuneIn and JioSaavn. Please watch, like and share, share, share!!!!