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On September 19, 2018, Edward Robinson died in the Lake County Jail. He was just 32 years old. Earlier this month, Mr. Robinson’s cause of death was revealed to be hypothermia. We are [...]

Earlier this month, Chicago Community Bond Fund reached a new milestone: we have now paid over $1,000,000 in bond to free people in Cook County from jail or house arrest with electronic [...]

The holidays can be a wonderful time of the year. They are a time for families to come together, celebrate, and reflect on what they are grateful for. As we gather with our loved ones this [...]

One year ago today, local media was celebrating the fact that the number of people incarcerated in Cook County Jail dropped to a historic low of 5,909. Today, we are glad to see the number of [...]

This morning, the Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board released an editorial about 19 people who are currently incarcerated in Cook County Jail pretrial on unaffordable money bonds, calling it a [...]

Devoureaux Wolf, better known as King Detro, is Chicago’s footwork king. Reigning from Chicago’s West Side, Devoureaux has won countless dance competitions, hosted WalaCam, and [...]

We so greatly appreciate every one that came out to join us for our fourth annual end of year party! We had a wonderful time and hope you did as well! By the night’s end, we raised more [...]

We are so happy to tell you that we’ll be joined by Akenya at our 4th Annual Party! Get your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-community-bond-fund-en… Akenya is a multi-genre [...]

This morning, CCBF gave testimony about the Sheriff’s jail budget at a County Board hearing. We argued that Cook County should divest from pretrial incarceration and invest in criminalized [...]

Last night, we joined textile artist Rachel Wallis for a community quilting circle for Inheritance: Quilting Across Prison Walls. Inheritance is a collaboration with a group of women in Cook [...]