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 ...

Fear still fuels the bail reform debate, but new data from Illinois show that holding on to cash bail may make communities less safe. A year ago, Illinois made headlines as the first state to ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 25 that threatens to revoke federal funding from jurisdictions with cashless bail systems, such as Illinois. The order claims that when ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Every courthouse in the state of Illinois has operated without cash bail for almost two years. Researchers at Loyola University's Criminal Justice and Criminology Department have ...

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 ...

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 ...

Twenty-five years ago, my brother-in-law walked out of a prison cell and into a community that was ill-equipped to welcome him back. He had served his time — but as he tried to get back on his feet, ...

(The Center Square) – Statehouse Republicans are calling for reform of the Pretrial Fairness Act as Illinois faces the potential loss of federal money. President Donald Trump issued an executive order ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday threatening to withhold or revoke federal funding to local and state governments that offer cashless bail, arguing that it is a threat to ...