“Communities, Not Cages” Report Release
Today, Chicago Community Bond Fund is proud to release “Communities, Not Cages,” a new report documenting why Cook County should reduce the sheriff’s bloated jail budget. In [...]
Courtwatching Report Featured in In These Times
“Chief Circuit Court Judge Timothy Evans ordered his judges to ensure “the defendant has the present ability to pay the amount necessary to secure his or her release on bail.” “Defendants [...]
Coalition to End Money Bond Releases Report on General Order 18.8a
Last fall, CCBF and our partners in the Coalition to End Money Bond organized more than 70 volunteers to monitor the implementation of General Order 18.8A in Cook County’s central bond court. The [...]
State of Bond Reform: A Courtwatching Report Release Party
Last year, the Chief Judge of Cook County issued General Order 18.8A, which instructs judges to stop issuing money bonds in amounts that people cannot afford. Since then, the number of people [...]
2017 Year-End Report
Download our 2017 Year-End Report Thanks to the powerful & growing movement to #EndMoneyBail, there are 1,500 fewer people in Cook County Jail today than there were just 3 months ago. We [...]
CCBF Speaks Out Against Punitive Pretrial Services
Yesterday, we were at the County Commissioners hearing to speak out against punitive Pretrial Services in Cook County. We shined a light on how many people who are released pending trial are [...]
Report Release: “Punishment Is Not a “Service”: The Injustice of Pretrial Conditions in Cook County”
Click here to download “Punishment Is Not a “Service”: The Injustice of Pretrial Conditions in Cook County”. As bail reform advances and Cook County relies less on money bond and [...]