South Side Weekly Reports Back from Courtwatching Event
“‘Even though the practices of bond court have changed significantly, we are a long way from where we want to be and where the order would like us to be,’ [Sharlyn] Grace said. [...]
Rally & Vigil to Defend Bond Reform in Cook County
Thousands of people are locked up before trial simply because they are too poor to afford bail. We have made progress in decreasing the number of people incarcerated before trial through Chief [...]
People’s Lobby Speak Out About Sheriff Dart’s EM Policies
Terrific intervention here by a leader with The People’s Lobby, one of our partners in The Coalition to End Money Bond: “…Dart assumes that the best way to deal with violence is [...]
CCBF Testifies About Electronic Monitoring at the County Board
Today, CCBF testified at the county board meeting about the the impact of the Sheriff’s unconstitutional policy of reviewing and refusing the respect the release decisions made by bond court [...]
CCBF Pays Bond to Free Roderick
Last month, Sheriff Dart announced that he would be unconstitutionally detaining people who have been ordered released so he could conduct additional arbitrary reviews of their current charges [...]
UPLC & MacArthur Justice Center Condemn Sheriff’s EM Policy
Our friends at Uptown People’s Law Center and The Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center are speaking truth to power in this new op-ed on Dart’s illegal policy of detaining [...]
EM Lawsuit Featured in Sun Times
“Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is running into a backlash from the Cook County public defender and other legal advocates of people who are remaining in jail as his office scrutinizes if they [...]
Class Action Lawsuit Challenges Sheriff Tom Dart’s Unlawful Detention of People Ordered Released Pretrial by Cook County Judges
Attorneys for people held in Cook County Jail even after their bonds were paid are challenging the Sheriff’s policy in federal court and also seeking to hold Dart in contempt in state court for [...]
James Kilgore Calls for an End to Electronic Monitoring for People Out on Bail
Read this important Letter to the Editor about Sheriff Dart’s unfounded fearmongering about public safety, electronic monitoring, & the fight to #EndMoneyBail in Cook County by scholar, [...]
Sheriff Dart Pushes Back on Bail Reform
Today, Sheriff Tom Dart attempted to raise alarm bells about the successes of bail reform in Cook County. Both major Chicago newspapers quote Dart and his office regarding the increased number of [...]