The “Justice for Black Lives” resolution was passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners today! This is an important first step in the fight to defund Cook County Jail and invest [...]
Yesterday, on July 23, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Plaintiffs in the Williams v. Dart class action lawsuit filed in February 2018 by Thedford Garber Law on [...]
This Monday, July 27th, the Cook County Board of Commissioners’ Criminal Justice Committee will be voting on the Justice for Black Lives resolution introduced last month. This resolution calls [...]
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 [...]
CCBF is seeking a Policy Fellow for a one year position starting in September 2020. The Fellow will be part of an active, grassroots effort to end the use of money bond and pretrial incarceration [...]