Pretrial Fairness Act Implementation

It has been months since the Pretrial Fairness Act was implemented in Illinois on September 18, 2023. Find articles below recapping how the end of money bail began in courtrooms across communities, moving us toward racial, economic and social justice. To continue making the pretrial justice system safer and efficient, take action now with Community Renewal Society!

• Articles

  • Bail reform sees a smooth rollout in Cook County 9/18/23

  • A Look Inside Cook County Courtrooms on the Day Cash Bail Ends in Illinois 9/18/23

  • Illinois becomes first state to end cash bail 9/18/23

  • In Domestic Violence Court, promising first day of bail reform as judge works ‘few kinks out of the system’ 9/18/23

  • Champaign County adjusts to new no-cash bail law: State’s attorney confident in justice system 9/18/23

  • How McLean County courts handled the first day without cash bail 9/18/23

  • Courts in counties across Illinois take first steps into a world without cash bail 9/19/23

  • St. Clair Chief Judge on No Cash Bail 9/19/23

  • County jails begin releasing defendants after Illinois ends cash bail 9/19/23

  • 217 Today: Illinois no longer has cash bail. Are courts ready? 9/19/23

  • SAFE-T Act implementation smooth in Kendall County 9/19/23

  • Rock Island County navigates first day without cash bail 9/19/23

  • Most Rockford area defendants go free on first day of no cash bail in Illinois 9/19/23

  • End of no cash bail ushered in Winnebago County with no major glitches 9/19/23

  • Macon County navigates first day of no cash bail system 9/19/23

  • How We Ended Wealth-Based Jailing 11/7/23

  • Jails Are Closing Across America. Why? 1/22/24

  • Lee County sees one appeal since implementing Pretrial Fairness Act 1/25/24

  • SAFE-T Act Data Collection Begins Behind Schedule 1/30/24

  • Elimination of cash bail seems to be working

  • The Cook County Jail population has shrunk dramatically, but costs have not. Why? 2/7/24

  • Has the move to cashless bond impacted safety? 2/13/24

  • Cashing In on Racist Bail 2/13/24

  • People on Electronic Monitoring

  • Illinois Judge: State has ‘successfully turned the Titanic’ with cash bail reform 5/22/24

  • Editorial: California blew it on bail reform. Now Illinois is showing it works 5/19/24

  • Stephanie Kollmann: Illinois legislators should create a statewide system for public defense 5/14/24

• Podcasts

  • The Price of Freedom: Cash Bail and Pretrial Detention 1/31/24