Illinois courts ushered in a new era without cash bail on Monday.
In St. Clair County, the chief judge ordered staff to convert one courtroom into a space for detention hearings.
News cameras were not allowed inside as defendants filed in to appear virtually over a Zoom video conference call from a holding cell in the county jail across town.
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