Published onJanuary 31, 2023A Little Bit of Time in JailPretrialJailIllinois Practitioners on Pretrial Detention and its Uses
Published onJanuary 5, 2023Why Hold On to Cash Bail?EvaluationPretrialSome Insights from Illinois Practitioner Interviews
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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 onJune 19, 2022Individuals Held in Pretrial Detention and Under Pretrial Supervision in the CommunityPretrialIndividuals Held in Pretrial Detention and Under Pretrial Supervision in the Community