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More than 120 organizations from across Illinois have sent an open letter to the Illinois General Assembly calling on them to protect the Pretrial Fairness Act and oppose SB4228, the State’s [...]

Today, we are excited to release a new report outlining how opponents of pretrial justice reforms in Illinois have weaponized misinformation and spread fear among Illinoisans about the end of [...]

The SAFE-T Act does not require counties to raise property taxes to fund the criminal legal system after eliminating cash bail. For the last two years, the Administrative Office of Illinois [...]

Yesterday, the Winnebago County Board passed a resolution calling on the Illinois legislature to repeal the SAFE-T Act. The resolution focused on the Pretrial Fairness provisions of the law, [...]

The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice strongly opposes SB4228, the Safe-T Act trailer bill introduced today to modify the Pretrial Fairness provisions of the law. If passed, this bill would [...]

Five years ago today, the Coalition to End Money Bond won General Order 18.8A in Cook County.   This pretrial justice reform has led to a decrease in the number of people incarcerated in [...]

Last week, homes across Illinois were delivered a fake newspaper published by right-wing radio personality Dan Proft. The racially-charged mailer was riddled with misinformation about the [...]

In March, an Illinois appellate court ruled that Ms. Wanda Evans’ $250,000 bond had to be reconsidered because Cook County judges imposed the bond without adequately exploring other options for [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a dramatic increase in the use of video conferencing for court hearings in Illinois. Initially introduced as an essential safety measure, virtual hearings have become [...]

Throughout Illinois’ 2022 legislative session, the Pretrial Fairness Act came under attacks fueled by outright lies and misinformation. Conservatives repeatedly cited the law—which has yet to [...]