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On June 14th, 2022, Raheem Hatter lost his life while caged inside Cook County Jail. He was found unresponsive on the floor of his cell with severe injuries to his head. His death was ruled a [...]

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 $5,000,000 [...]

This month, the Chicago Reader and TRiiBE published two investigative pieces highlighting the experiences of Shannon Ross, Jeremy “Mohawk” Johnson, and [...]

This November, CCBF will celebrate the seventh anniversary of our launch. In just seven years, we have helped win policy changes that dramatically reduced the number of people incarcerated in [...]

Chicago Community Bond Fund seeks a second Legal Advocacy Coordinator to support CCBF’s revolving bail fund by facilitating the bond posting process; tracking and documenting case progress and [...]

CCBF provides periodic public updates on the operations of our Revolving Fund in order to remain transparent and accountable to the community that makes our work possible. Our last detailed [...]

Growing up on Chicago’s Southside, Shannon always had dreams of being a recording artist. While working a day job as a forklift driver, Shannon spent his free time writing music and performing at [...]

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 [...]

Chicago Community Bond Fund is excited to announce our new Legal Advocacy Coordinator and Operations Manager who joined staff this month! These two additions bring our team to a total of 10 [...]

CCBF is hiring for several internships for the spring semester with an anticipated start date of January 18, 2022 or shortly thereafter. All applicants must be committed to racial justice and [...]