Published onOctober 6, 2022How Much Pretrial Detention Does Cash Bail “Buy”?BondPretrialStatewideUnder the current cash bail system, most people - even people charged with serious crimes - do not await trial in jail.
Published onAugust 4, 2022Estimating the Impact of the Pretrial Fairness Act: Bond Decisions in Lake CountyBondLake-CountyPretrialExamining the number and percent of individuals receiving individual-recognizance bonds (I-Bonds), cash or deposit bonds (C/D-Bonds), and No Bail for offenses that will be detainable or non-detainable under the PFA.
Published onAugust 3, 2022Examining Bond Court Outcomes & Pretrial Release in Lake County, IllinoisBondPretrialLake-CountyA detailed analyses of 1,836 new cases that went through bond court in Lake County, Illinois, from March 1 to December 31, 2021.
Published onJuly 19, 2022Estimating the Impact of the Pretrial Fairness Act: Bond Court Hearings in Cook, Lake, Winnebago, and McLean CountiesBondCook-CountyLake-CountyWinnebago-CountyMcLean-CountyObservations in Cook, Lake, Winnebago, and McLean Counties