A state representative from Chicago introduced legislation to the Illinois House on Friday that would eliminate cash bail in the state.
The bill would also allow people charged with nonviolent crimes...
Lawyers filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of two men currently imprisoned in the Cook County jail against Sheriff Thomas Dart and several judges over “excessive” bail.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs...
A group of attorneys at the Northwestern School of Law are suing to challenge how Illinois revokes parole for thousands of ex-convicts every year.
The parole revocation system in the state of Illinois...
