Massive mural in Third Ward that focuses on voting rights by artist Mathieu JN Baptiste was first in a series of ...

The Bail Project released a report showing that states are quietly changing their constitutions to make it easier to keep ...

Judges with law enforcement backgrounds are more likely to order pretrial detention and set higher cash bail amounts, ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as President Donald Trump holds an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci ...

In 2015, a pregnant and homeless 30-year-old woman spent 135 days in an Illinois jail because she stole two plums and three candy bars from a Save A Lot store. That same year, a 41-year-old Illinois ...

When Camilla Broderick was arrested for selling drugs, the court set her bail at $2,500. She could walk out of jail before her trial - if she had the cash. "I was able to pay bail because my dad ran ...

Among the executive orders President Trump signed Monday are two that aim to eliminate so-called cashless bail. The move threatens to cut federal funding to Washington, D.C., as well as other cities ...

This story has been updated to better reflect Attorney General Raul Torrez's past position on pretrial detention. President Donald Trump took aim at pretrial detention programs that don’t utilize cash ...

DECATUR, Ill. — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at pushing Illinois to reverse its law that eliminated cash bail. The order calls on the U.S. attorney general to come up ...

GRUNDY COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A controversial criminal justice reform law is back in the spotlight as a suburban sheriff and prosecutor are raising concerns about its impact. The law that will ...

The legal group says low-income people are disproportionately affected by the cost of bail and calls for using no-cash bail for nonviolent crimes. But President Donald Trump argues it's leading to a ...