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Posted March 27, 2020

Cook County’s Inadequate Response to the COVID-19 Crisis at Cook County Jail Continues to Put Lives at Risk

Statement from Chicago Community Bond Fund and Chicago Appleseed For the last two weeks, over 100 advocacy, community, legal organizations, and unions have called on Cook County to release people [...]

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Posted March 23, 2020

Faith Leaders Hold Prayer Vigil Outside Cook County Jail for the Release of People Incarcerated During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Faith leaders are gathering outside Cook County Jail to pray for the health and release of the 5,500 people incarcerated inside the jail. This prayer vigil comes on the heels of yesterday’s [...]

By Chicago Community Bond Fund

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Posted March 22, 2020

CCBF and Allies Join Public Defender’s Petition for Mass Release of People from Cook County Jail

On the afternoon of Friday, March 20, 2020, Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli filed an emergency petition calling for the mass release of people incarcerated in Cook County Jail to [...]

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Posted November 16, 2016

CCBF & Other Advocates Prevent Proposed Budget Item That Would Harm Families of People Accused of Crimes

Yesterday, Chicago Community Bond Fund testified alongside representatives of Chicago Appleseed, Target Area Development Corporation, and Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli to defeat a [...]