Help us monitor the courts to ensure that the proposed money bond reforms are enacted as promised! The Coalition to End Money Bond is organizing a Community Courtwatching Initiative during the [...]
The Coalition to End Money Bond applauds today’s announcement by Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, that his office will direct judges to set monetary bonds only [...]
The pretrial detention system in Cook County needs reform. Cook County Jail incarcerates approximately 7,500 people per day. An additional 2,000 people are under the Sheriff’s supervision through [...]
Last night, Representative Christian Mitchell introduced HB 3421, the Equal Justice For All Act. This morning, Coalition members spoke at a press conference unveiling the bill organized by The [...]
In the first class-action lawsuit of its kind filed in Cook County, individuals unlawfully detained in Cook County Jail are suing to end the unconstitutional practice of setting monetary [...]
