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Yesterday, gathered with faith leaders, policy groups, and other community organizations to demand Cook County End Money Bail now! lick here to read about the press conference in Chicagoist. “I [...]

Join us at the Daley Center five days from now! We have been promised reform (and plan to ensure it comes through), but it is fleeting without a court order declaring our current money bond [...]

Join us and our allies from the Coalition to End Money Bond outside bond court on Monday, September 18th–the day that Chief Judge Evans’ new order on money bond takes effect. We will [...]

This is a reminder to all of us pushing for bail reform about exactly how high the stakes are. Jails literally kill people. Mr. Lopez House was in Cook County Jail on a series of retail theft [...]

After four months of incarceration and another four months on house arrest, a jury found George “not guilty” on July 26th in his aggravated unlawful use of a weapon case. CCBF is thrilled that [...]

CCBF member Lavette Mayes is interviewed in this new Mic.com article about the problems with money bail and how bail funds are fighting back against it: “[B]ecause she didn’t have the means [...]

CCBF co-founder Matt McLoughlin was on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles / 98.7 FM Santa Barbara “This is Happening” with Jerry Quickley earlier this week talking about our work and [...]

Help us monitor the courts to ensure that the proposed money bond reforms are enacted as promised! The Coalition to End Money Bond is organizing a Community Courtwatching Initiative during the [...]

Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans has announced a new rule for judges making bond decisions in Cook County that should dramatically decrease the use of money bond and as a result, pretrial [...]