We explore how important monetary bail is as a source of restitution for victims of crime and whether the elimination of monetary bail will have the unintended consequence of reducing compensation for victims.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
Practitioner interviews suggest that bail is imposed for a broader range of purposes than is usually articulated, at least in public. Our analyses of available data show that bail’s practical results are different from those that are widely assumed. And our conversations with defendants—people who know the pretrial system from inside—have surfaced beliefs and perceptions about bail that are both disturbing and important.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
Illinois Practitioners on Pretrial Detention and its Uses| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
Some Insights from Illinois Practitioner Interviews| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
Most people pass through jails, being held for relatively short periods before bonding out—and that includes people charged with the kinds of serious offenses that are designated “detainable” under the PFA.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
