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On Sunday, August 2, 2020, five people incarcerated in the Winnebago County Jail filed a class action lawsuit alleging widespread and systemic violations of the Fourth Amendment rights of people [...]

Chicago’s new police superintendent David Brown recently announced that he is planning a surge of arrests leading up to the July 4th weekend as a way to “prevent” violence. Brown also called on [...]

Chrystul Kizer is a Black 19-year-old survivor of sexual violence currently facing criminal prosecution for actions taken in self-defense. For almost two years, Chrystul has been incarcerated in [...]

On Monday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Cook County Sheriff’s Office must continue to adhere to a majority of the lower court’s orders regarding conditions inside [...]

Today, hundreds of people rallied outside Cook County Jail calling for the County Board of Commissioners to divest from the jail and invest in the Black communities most harmed by [...]

In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movements call to defund the police and invest money in Black and Brown communities, people are coming together this morning for a car caravan and rally [...]

Today, Chicago Community Bond Fund delivered a petition signed by more than 2,500 people calling on Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx to implement four specific policies in response to [...]

On May 29th, the latest wave of Black Lives Matter protests reached Chicago. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets, sometimes at multiple actions spread across the city, to demand [...]

Last week, more than 3,000 people were arrested in Chicago while participating in #BlackLivesMatter protests. Jurisdictions across the country such as Los Angeles, Manhattan, and more have begun [...]

In the wake of last week’s uprising against police violence, hundreds of people were charged with felonies and sent to bond court where a judge decided whether or not they would be allowed to [...]