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As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, CCBF co-hosted a virtual event alongside Women’s Justice Institute and Ascend Justice to hear from survivors who are currently [...]

The Rally To #EndMoneyBail is sure to be a touchdown, now that we’re being joined by former NFL Pro Bowl running back, philanthropist, and activist Matt Forte!  Join us, Matt [...]

Last night, we had a great time creating art for the Rally To #EndMoneyBail with For the People Artists Collective! We can’t wait to see you all on September 18th at 10am at [...]

Please join our friend Rachel Wallis at this important event this Saturday, where you can help create quilts designed by women in Cook County Jail. The Inheritance Quilt is a collaboration with [...]

Today marks the beginning of the 2018 prison strike. Incarcerated people across the United States will be striking to demand better living conditions, an immediate end to prison slavery, greater [...]

Join the Chicago Community Bond Fund and For the People Artists Collective for an art party ahead of the Rally to #EndMoneyBail. We’re getting together at the Chicago Freedom School on [...]

“I was assigned to be on the band for ninety days and it was worse than prison for me. It kind of made me feel like an animal.” On July 17, a coalition of organizations, including [...]

Last summer, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans issued General Order 18.8A. The Order went into effect on September 18, 2017, and it states that no person is to be incarcerated in Cook County [...]

~En Español abajo~  Join our first-ever local convening focused on the impact of electronic monitoring in the criminal legal and immigration detention systems! The half day event will [...]

Two weeks ago, CCBF organizer Devoureaux Wolf and CCBF’s Director of Advocacy Irene Romulo participated in UUSC: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee’s webinar on the fight [...]