The discriminatory and unjust for-profit cash bail system disproportionately impacts Black and Brown people, and favors the wealthy who can buy their freedom while leaving the poor to languish in jail ...

Early into the implementation of a first-in-the-nation law, criminal justice advocates are urging caution in drawing major conclusions from the first seven months of the Pretrial Fairness Act — an ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — One year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to have been far less ...

In 2023, Illinois became the first state to abolish cash bail. That ended years of heated debate, at least in one state. Now, Illinois is following a new policy which calls for a judge to determine ...

In October in Livingston County, Judge Jennifer Bauknecht issued a lengthy decision following a detention hearing just weeks after cash bail was abolished across the state. “All right. Since its ...

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CHICAGO — It took four and a half months for Shannon Ross’ life to unravel. Ross, who describes himself as Indigenous and a person of color, was arrested in Chicago in October 2019 on weapons charges ...

Wednesday marks one year since the Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect, making Illinois the first state in the country to end cash bail. Many were opposed and believed ending cash bail would affect ...

WASHINGTON (WGN) — President Donald Trump took action Monday, targeting cities and states, including Illinois, that have eliminated cash bail. Illinois became the first state to fully implement the ...

Welcome to President Donald Trump’s America, particularly in his stance on crime. He signed new executive orders on August 25 that aim to strip federal funding from cities and states that release ...