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The Illinois Supreme Court Cash Bail Ruling Explained Jul. 24, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Under a landmark court ruling issued this week, Illinois will become the first state in the nation t... Read More
Money Shouldn't Determine Whether Defendants Wait for Trial in Jail or at Home Jul. 20, 2023
On Sept. 18, Illinois will become the first state in America to abolish the practice of automaticall... Read More
Should Judges Act as 'Potted Plants' or Active Reformers? Dec. 18, 2021
There is so much said these days about the need to reform our justice system. But where does that st... Read More
Don't Increase Crime By Ending Cash Bail Mar. 09, 2021
A few nights in jail. That prospect prevents countless Americans from driving drunk, shoplifting, tr... Read More
Determined Judges Could Stop the No-Cash-Bail Madness Mar. 06, 2021
This is an open letter to District Court judges in Harris County, Texas. But honestly, it could appl... Read More
A New Illinois Law Would Let Judges, Not Finances, Determine Who Stays in Jail Feb. 25, 2021
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed a sweeping legislative package that will, in two years,... Read More
The New Leader of the Criminals' Lobby Dec. 10, 2020
Having been run out of San Francisco, as liberal a place as you will find in America, George Gascon ... Read More
