Tony’s Story
In December 2018, CCBF paid $5,000 for Tony* to be released from Cook County Jail and onto house arrest with electronic monitoring (“EM”). CCBF paid Tony’s bond to bring him home to his five year [...]
Chicago Community Bond Fund Is Seeking Law Student Interns!
Chicago Community Bond Fund (“CCBF”) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending the use of money bond and pretrial incarceration. Through a revolving bail fund, CCBF has paid over [...]
Bond reform at Cook County Jail succeeding; now it’s Illinois’ turn
By Sharlyn Grace and Matt Piers Reprinted from the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (July 25, 2019) Last winter, the number of people in Cook County Jail dropped to around 5,500 during a regular day, [...]
Superintendent Johnson is Using Fear to Defend Pretrial Incarceration
Last week, Laura Washington wrote about Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s appearance at her political salon at Yoshi’s Cafe. The article focused on Johnson’s response to a [...]