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Download our 2017 Year-End Report Thanks to the powerful & growing movement to #EndMoneyBail, there are 1,500 fewer people in Cook County Jail today than there were just 3 months ago. We [...]

In July 2017, CCBF posted $20,000 to release Kenny, with the help of his family, after he spent over two months in Cook County Jail because he could not afford bond. Kenny’s incarceration [...]

For the first time in decades, there are fewer than 6,000 people in #CookCountyJail: that’s ~1,500 fewer people in just 3 months!!! Let’s keep going until [...]

We were happy to be part of this week’s Delete Your Account podcast, guest hosted by CCBF Advisory Board member Mariame Kaba! Listen to one of our co-founders Sharlyn Grace and [...]

Join us on Thursday, for an #EndMoneyBail Twitter Power Hour! We’ll be joining advisory board member Marime Kaba, Brooklyn Community Bail Fund and more to spread the word about the harms [...]

Thank you all for coming out to CCBF’s Second Anniversary Celebration! We had such a wonderful time with you. An extra special shout-out to Daniel & Damon [...]

We were at City Hall this morning with over 40 community groups, Chance the Rapper and Aldermen Carlos Rosa to oppose the land purchase for Rahm’s $95 million police academy. Learn more about [...]

Yesterday, we were at the County Commissioners hearing to speak out against punitive Pretrial Services in Cook County. We shined a light on how many people who are released pending trial are [...]

Last week, CCBF posted bond for the 100th time! With your support, we have been able to free 100 people from Cook County Jail or home confinement in the last two years. Nothing CCBF has [...]

We were featured this morning in a great WBEZ story shining a light on how many judges in Cook County routinely deny people a public defender simply because they were able to post bond. Listen here!