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This is a sobering reminder that the stakes of ending money bond and pretrial incarceration are literally life and death. In 2017, at least 22 people died while incarcerated in Cook County Jail. [...]

Thanks to Worldview for having CCBF’s Director of Advocacy Irene Romulo and Believers Bail Out organizer Nabihah Maqbool join the show yesterday! You can listen to the entire 13 minute [...]

We’re proud to be here at City Hall in solidarity with #NoCopAcademy, mobilized to oppose FOP’s demands. Schools for kids, not for cops! Learn more about the [...]

It has been eight and half months since General Order 18.8A went into effect in Cook County in September 2017. The Order instructs bond court judges to set money bonds in amounts that people can [...]

We are delighted to be partnering with Sapelo Square, MPower Change, and Sirat Chicago for the first-ever Believers Bail Out! This Ramadan, the Believers Bail Out will raise money [...]

CCBF organizer Lavette is featured in today’s Chicago Tribune talking about how pretrial incarceration impacted her as a mother and how it continues to impact her children today. Join us [...]

The Chicago Community Bond Fund (CCBF) invites you to a night of great food, drinks, conversation, and music at our 2018 Summer Party. The party will feature:– A conversation discussing the [...]

Join us on Saturday, May 12th for Moms United Against Violence and Incarceration’s Fifth Annual Incarcerated Mother’s Day Vigil! If you can’t make it the day of and still want [...]

Yesterday’s rally and vigil in support of the lawsuit against Sheriff Dart was featured on WGN. The lawsuit was filed on Monday, February 26, 2018 on behalf of people currently being [...]

CCBF and our partners in the Coalition to End Money Bond rallied this morning before a federal lawsuit was heard demanding Sheriff Tom Dart stop his unconstitutional “review” program and follow [...]