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Tracking the Illinois Jail Population after the PFA implementation.
Loyola University Chicago
Tracking the
Pretrial Fairness Act in Illinois
In January 2021, the Illinois General Assembly passed House Bill 3653 – an omnibus crime bill known as the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity Act that most notably abolishes cash bail.We're tracking how the law impacts bond court outcomes, pretrial, and jail population across Illinois.
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Latest Reports
Bond Court Reform Analysis
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We compared jail booking and average daily jail population data for the periods immediately before and after the effective date of the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act, and found that both bookings and average populations had declined beyond what would have been expected due to normal seasonal fluctuations.- Published on
A data tool that tracks the daily Cook County Jail and Community Corrections population.- Published on
Limited data in the first month of implementation suggest that the PFA may be reducing jail usage, but the impact varies from county to county.- Published on
A little over a month after the Illinois Pretrial Fairness Act went into effect, we summarize some preliminary observations on the rollout of the new law.