CCBF’s Fifth Annual End-of-Year Celebration!
Chicago Community Bond Fund invites you to celebrate another year of progress in our shared struggle to end money bond and pretrial incarceration. The program will feature performances by Jovan [...]
Cook County Board of Commissioners Passes Ordinance Seeking to Create Protections for People Paying Money Bonds
Yesterday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance intended to reduce negative impacts of clerk’s fees and other court costs on impoverished Black and Brown communities who pay [...]
July Death at Cook County Jail
On July 2, 2019, 55-year-old Patrick Tullis was found dead inside his Cook County Jail cell. He was found hanging from his bunk with a bed sheet after spending one week in jail. Patrick is the [...]
Teach-in: Organizing to End Money Bond & Pretrial Incarceration in Cook County
We are excited to share this video of our teach-in on organizing to end money bond and pretrial incarceration in Cook County. Join CCBF staff members Devoureaux Wolf, Ruby Pinto, and Sharlyn [...]
John Kass Fundamentally Misunderstands the Bond System
John Kass’ latest column about a robbery in Lincoln Park and the $100 money bond paid by the accused young person is the latest media piece to fundamentally misunderstand the bond system. A bond [...]
Advocates, Community Organizations, and Impacted People Host Their Own “Accountability Monday” Press Conference to Set the Record Straight about Bond Reform and Gun Violence
Last month, the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Lori Lightfoot began a disinformation campaign regarding the impact of bond reform in Cook County. The distortions of fact put forward are [...]
Mayor Lightfoot Continues Attacks on Bond Reform, Further Backtracking on Criminal Justice Reform Campaign Promises
For the last several months, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has claimed she is taking action to hold Chicago Police “accountable” with her “Accountability Monday” press conferences. During the press [...]
CPD Exploiting White Supremacist Violence to Incarcerate Black Chicagoans
Last month, the Chicago Police Department launched a disinformation campaign regarding the impact of bond reform in Cook County. The lies and distortions of fact that have been put forward are [...]
People Freed: July
In July, CCBF paid $31,000 to free seven people from Cook County Jail or house arrest with electronic monitoring. We want to recognize that if Cook County had honored their right to pretrial [...]
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 [...]