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Today, Governor Pritzker will sign the Pretrial Fairness Act into law and bring an end to wealth-based pretrial incarceration in Illinois. When the law goes into full effect in January 2023, it [...]

On February 4th, the Pretrial Fairness Act landed on Governor Pritzker’s (virtual) desk. The bill will end money bond entirely and transform Illinois’ pretrial system. It was passed by the [...]

Since 2016, communities across Illinois have been rigorously organizing to end the racist and classist use of money bond. Today, after years of work by the Coalition to End Money Bond and the [...]

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 [...]