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Over the last five years, communities across Illinois have built a statewide movement to end money bond and create a fairer pretrial justice system. These efforts, led by the Coalition to End [...]

January 4th Update: On December 31st, the Illinois Department of Public Health released an updated COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, which prioritizes incarcerated people as part of Phase 1b, [...]

Today, we are thrilled to be sharing an open letter signed by nearly 200 religious leaders from across Illinois, including leaders of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities, urging state [...]

Today, Illinois State Senator Robert Peters and Representative Justin Slaughter filed the Pretrial Fairness Act, a bill that will end money bond and dramatically decrease the number of people [...]

On Tuesday, October 20th, the Illinois General Assembly’s Special Committee on Public Safety is holding a subject matter hearing on ending money bond. The hearing will include structured [...]

In April of this year, Nickolas Lee died after contracting COVID-19 while incarcerated in Cook County Jail. His wife, Cassandra Greer-Lee, fought to save his life. Now, she is fighting to ensure [...]

Every year, Illinois incarcerates over 250,000 people in its 92 county jails. All too often, people are stuck in jail not because a judge required it, but because the accused person can’t afford [...]

Over the weekend, communities across Illinois took action as part of the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice’s Statewide Day of Action in support of the Pretrial Fairness Act. The Pretrial [...]

Today, the Coalition to End Money Bond is releasing our new report, Protecting Public Health Through Decarceration: Holding Cook County’s Criminal Courts Accountable During the COVID-19 [...]

Every year, Illinois incarcerates over 250,000 people who are awaiting trial. None of these people have been convicted of a crime and most are jailed simply because they can’t afford to pay a [...]