Tomorrow, Illinois implements the Pretrial Fairness Act and becomes the first state in the country to completely end the use of money bail, one of the most blatant racial and economic injustices in our criminal legal system.
Read our statement here: https://t.co/RqVLUldETk
🎇 Money bond ends in 17 days!🎇
We're raising money with @ChiCommunityJS to make care packages from people being released from Cook County Jail.
Donate here: https://t.co/3TqnYM1tF2
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Get Pretrial Fairness Act swag (all proceeds go to this effort): https://t.co/ZcVFKp0YhD
We're preparing to watch court across IL to ensure the successful implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act.
Court stakeholders must put aside their differences & properly implement the law, failing to do so jeopardizes people's rights & public safety.
https://t.co/aJQUdU2cBP
Illinois ending money bond is only possible because of the thousands of everyday people across our state that came together and said "we are not going to tolerate our neighbors being held in cages because they're poor."
Our movement has made history.
Congratulations to Alexander Martin & Jessica Stephenson for their community awards from Peoria Proud and the River City Pride Fest!
#RiverCityPride#Pride2023#ChangePeoria
In the last two election cycles, Illinois voters rejected false narratives about criminal justice reforms & candidates calling to increase jailing.
Illinoisans want to ensure that our communities have the resources they need to thrive!
In 2022, Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson signed onto the Principles of Pretrial Reform. These principles have guided our organizing for the last 7 years & informed the drafting of the Pretrial Fairness Act.
We are excited that Chicago will soon have a Mayor ready to #EndMoneyBail!