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For the second week in a row, volunteers through The Coalition to End Money Bond were in bond court to observe the implementation of an order by Chief Judge Evans aimed at ensuring that no one is [...]

Last Monday, a general order by Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans aimed at stopping judges from setting bonds that people can’t pay, went into effect for those charged with felonies. A wide [...]

“From the gallery, attorney Sharlyn Grace listened to these explanations with unease. Grace is a policy analyst with the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice and a cofounder of the Chicago [...]

CCBF co-founder Sharlyn Grace analyzes what the recent court rule change in Cook County means, and why it matters for the entire country in this new Truthout Op-Ed. “As of July 17, 2017, [...]

We’re featured in this news story talking about how many people could be affected by Chief Judge Evans’s new order limiting money bonds to amounts that people can pay. More than 60% [...]