Budget for Black Lives: Budget Hearing Testimony
On September 9, 2020, the Budget for Black Lives Coalition put forth a proposal that the county divest $157 million from the Sheriff’s Office and invest that money equitably into public [...]
Cook County Proposed 2021 Budget Does Not Go Far Enough to Divest from Policing and Incarceration
Statement from the Budget for Black Lives Campaign: Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle released her 2021 budget recommendations. The President’s proposed budget includes a 7% [...]
Update on Bonds Paid Since August 12th
To honor our ongoing commitments to transparency and accountability to the larger community that makes all our work possible, we want to provide an update on how CCBF has been supporting people [...]
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Sheriff Dart’s Claim that Jail Doesn’t Need COVID-19 Pandemic Oversight
In a landmark ruling today, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals largely sided with plaintiffs in the Mays vs. Dart lawsuit challenging the conditions inside Cook County Jail during the COVID-19 [...]
The “Justice for Black Lives” Resolution Passes!
The “Justice for Black Lives” resolution was passed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners today! This is an important first step in the fight to defund Cook County Jail and invest [...]
Major Victory Against Sheriff Dart’s Unlawful Detention Policy in Federal Court of Appeals
Yesterday, on July 23, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Plaintiffs in the Williams v. Dart class action lawsuit filed in February 2018 by Thedford Garber Law on [...]
Rest in Power, Trumell Holmes
Late last month, another life was lost in Cook County Jail. On May 21, 2020, Trumell K. Holmes died at the age of 31 while caged inside the jail. Mr. Holmes was originally incarcerated while [...]
Federal Court of Appeals Orders Cook County Sheriff to Continue Most COVID-19 Protections in Cook County Jail
On Monday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Cook County Sheriff’s Office must continue to adhere to a majority of the lower court’s orders regarding conditions inside [...]
CCBF Tells the County Board to Defund Cook County Jail!
Today, hundreds of people rallied outside Cook County Jail calling for the County Board of Commissioners to divest from the jail and invest in the Black communities most harmed by [...]
Communities Call on Cook County Commissioners to Defund the Cook County Jail
In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movements call to defund the police and invest money in Black and Brown communities, people are coming together this morning for a car caravan and rally [...]