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Bail reform and bond funds do not undermine public safety

Curtis Black — Thu, 07 May 2020 17:05:00 +0000

A recent Chicago Tribune investigation relies on incomplete data and cherry-picked anecdotes to attack the work of the Chicago Community Bond Fund and The Bail Project.

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Inside Division 16, Cook County Jail’s COVID-19 positive detainees say they’re waiting to die

Josh McGhee — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:00:00 +0000

In phone interviews with The Chicago Reporter, men inside the jail’s quarantine facility doubt their ability to recover while waiting for their day in court.

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Cook County Jail should reduce population to address coronavirus threat

Curtis Black — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:24:46 +0000

The Chicago Community Bond Fund and dozens of other organizations call to release detainees held because they can’t afford bail and limit new admissions to protect inmates, staff, and the general public.

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Sheriff Tom Dart says Cook County Jail is the first to end solitary confinement. Here’s what it looks like from the inside.

Valerie Kiebala — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:35:02 +0000

The Special Management Unit is supposed to be an alternative to isolating people who are violent in jail or break the rules, but a recent tour raises questions about how rehabilitative it is, especially for those in need of mental health care.

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Mainstream media supports flawed Chicago Police gun ‘offender’ data portal

Curtis Black — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:28:59 +0000

Despite calls by experts to take down the dashboard, editorial boards overlook the dangers of dirty data and conflating gun possession with violent crime.

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