Just before the Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect, the Illinois Supreme Court released an order that allows for first appearance and pretrial detention hearings to be held virtually. The [...]
Tomorrow, Illinois implements the Pretrial Fairness Act and becomes the first state in the country to completely end the use of money bail. This historic moment is the result of over six years of [...]
In 2020, the Cook County Justice Advisory Council commissioned a review of Cook County’s pretrial electronic monitoring programs. After two years of research and review, Chicago Appleseed and CGL [...]
Today, nearly one hundred organizations sent an open letter to the Illinois State’s Attorney Association urging them to align with the collective statewide effort to faithfully implement the [...]
On this International Overdose Awareness Day, the Coalition to End Money Bond is issuing a list of demands to address the overdose crisis happening at Cook County Jail. The theme of this year’s [...]
The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice opposes the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services’ launch of an Electronic Monitoring program that will cover 70 counties, many of which have never used [...]
Today, the Illinois Supreme Court issued the strongest possible decision finding the Pretrial Fairness Act constitutional and directing courts across the state to implement the law and end the [...]
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has limited incarcerated people’s access to physical books and letters in the name of preventing overdoses from drugs transported into the jail on paper. Digital [...]
In the summer of 2020, Lee joined people across the US in the streets to protest the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Like thousands of others, Lee was arrested and told he [...]
Once again, the quality of life for people incarcerated in Cook County Jail is getting worse. On April 7, 2023, Sheriff Dart enacted a policy that limits incarcerated people to three books per [...]
