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In January 2018, Andreiana was visiting her partner’s home when he attacked her. After taking action to defend herself, one of her partner’s relatives called the police. Ultimately, police took [...]

In October, an unidentified 30-year-old man from the Lawndale neighborhood became the fourth person known to have died in the custody of the Cook County Sheriff in 2019. He was incarcerated in a [...]

Today, the Cook County’s Sheriff’s Office will be asking the Cook County Board for even more money. Despite a massive 45% decrease in the number of people incarcerated in Cook County [...]

In July, 2017 Alliyah was escorted into Cook County’s central bond court without knowing what to expect. As the prosecutor began to read the allegations against her, there was no opportunity to [...]

On July 2, 2019, 55-year-old Patrick Tullis was found dead inside his Cook County Jail cell. He was found hanging from his bunk with a bed sheet after spending one week in jail. Patrick is the [...]

We are excited to share this video of our teach-in on organizing to end money bond and pretrial incarceration in Cook County. Join CCBF staff members Devoureaux Wolf, Ruby Pinto, and Sharlyn [...]

By Sharlyn Grace and Matt Piers Reprinted from the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (July 25, 2019) Last winter, the number of people in Cook County Jail dropped to around 5,500 during a regular day, [...]

D grew up in El Paso, Texas, where he learned to speak English and Spanish and grow his own vegetables in the backyard. When he was 12, his family moved to Chicago so they could leave an abusive [...]

Chicago Community Bond Fund was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Lavera Scott while she was incarcerated in Cook County Jail this past March. Jail is an inherently dangerous place where [...]

In February 2018, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart publicly announced a new policy of reviewing bond decisions and refusing to release some people from Cook County Jail—even after their bond [...]