Today, Illinois celebrates the second anniversary of the successful implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act and the end of money bond. Since the law’s implementation, the rates of both pretrial jailing and crime have decreased across Illinois, making our state safer and more just. Throughout the last two years, the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice […]| Coalition to End Money Bond
Last night, the Illinois legislature passed a budget which includes continued funding for the Pretrial Success Grant Program! State funding withheld by the Trump administration created a budget crisis in Illinois which put this important program in jeopardy. Thanks to people from across Illinois who spoke out in support of saving this program, funds to […] The post Communities Successfully Defend Pretrial Success Grant Program appeared first on Coalition to End Money Bond.| Coalition to End Money Bond