The Administrative Office of Illinois Courts (AOIC) has nearly completed distribution of the $10 million Public Defender Fund (Fund) to the...| Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts
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