Community Groups Demand Alternatives to Monetary Bond
CHICAGO, IL.—(ENEWSPF)—October 25, 2016. In the first class-action lawsuit of its kind filed in Cook County, individuals unlawfully detained in Cook County Jail are suing to end the unconstitutional practice of setting monetary bonds that defendants cannot pay.
According to the lawsuit, the current application of Illinois’s bail law routinely results in bail decisions that do not include a meaningful inquiry into the defendant’s ability to pay. This…
