On Wednesday, March 31, 2020, we’re going to back to court to support Thedford Garber Law in their lawsuit against Sheriff Tom Dart’s inexcusable refusal to release people from jail [...]
Nearly two and a half years after General Order 18.8A went into effect in September 2017, judges continue to discriminate against people living in poverty by setting unaffordable bonds. The [...]
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 [...]
John Kass’ latest column about a robbery in Lincoln Park and the $100 money bond paid by the accused young person is the latest media piece to fundamentally misunderstand the bond system. A bond [...]
Last month, the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Lori Lightfoot began a disinformation campaign regarding the impact of bond reform in Cook County. The distortions of fact put forward are [...]
For the last several months, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has claimed she is taking action to hold Chicago Police “accountable” with her “Accountability Monday” press conferences. During the press [...]
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, [...]
Last week, Laura Washington wrote about Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s appearance at her political salon at Yoshi’s Cafe. The article focused on Johnson’s response to a [...]
Over the weekend, Sheriff Tom Dart spoke to WBBM’s Craig Dellimore and claimed that bond reform in Cook County has gone too far. His remarks come after Chief Judge Timothy Evans reported earlier [...]