Electronic Monitoring and Pretrial Injustice in the Media
This month, the Chicago Reader and TRiiBE published two investigative pieces highlighting the experiences of Shannon Ross, Jeremy “Mohawk” Johnson, and [...]
CCBF’s 2021 Overview
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 [...]
CCBF is Hiring a Legal Advocacy Coordinator
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 [...]
Communities Call on Mayor to Focus on Investments to Address Gun Violence
More than 65 community, faith, legal and policy organizations from across Chicago have signed an open letter calling for the Mayor to address gun violence by focusing on addressing its root [...]
Update on Bonds Paid in 2022
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 [...]
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Shannon’s Experience with Pretrial Jailing and Electronic Monitoring in Cook County
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 [...]
CCBF is Hiring a Paid Law Student Intern for Summer 2022!
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 Welcomes Two Interns
In 2021, Chicago Community Bond Fund created two new internships for advocacy and communications. We are excited to announce the first interns to fill these positions: Chase Leito and Valentina [...]
Keisa Reynolds Renews Contract as Transitional Executive Director
Dear Community, We are pleased to announce that Keisa Reynolds has accepted our offer to continue as CCBF’s Transitional Executive Director through the 2022 calendar year. In Keisa’s time as [...]
CCBF Welcomes Two New Staff Members
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 [...]