Cook County Bail Bond Reform Action Dirksen Federal Building Chicago Illinois 4-19-18 0913
The simple inability to pay bond often has severe negative consequences on the very things that help someone charged with a crime succeed: employment, stable housing, and strong family and community connections. Pre-trial detention can cause loss of housing and/or jobs, separation of families, and lost custody of children. It also results in higher rates of conviction, as people are forced to plead guilty in order to go home rather than fight their charges. With the stakes so high, CCBF hopes to alleviate the harm for as many people as possible by assisting them in paying their bonds, allowing them to remain free while fighting their cases.
Please check out our Resources page to read more about how bond harms individuals, families, and entire communities. Contact us to get involved in the fight to end cash bond in Chicago.
Cook County Bail Bond Reform Action Dirksen Federal Building Chicago Illinois 4-19-18 0913
The simple inability to pay bond often has severe negative consequences on the very things that help someone charged with a crime succeed: employment, stable housing, and strong family and community connections. Pre-trial detention can cause loss of housing and/or jobs, separation of families, and lost custody of children. It also results in higher rates of conviction, as people are forced to plead guilty in order to go home rather than fight their charges. With the stakes so high, CCBF hopes to alleviate the harm for as many people as possible by assisting them in paying their bonds, allowing them to remain free while fighting their cases.
Please check out our Resources page to read more about how bond harms individuals, families, and entire communities. Contact us to get involved in the fight to end cash bond in Chicago.