Too many people are sitting in a jail cell simply because they cannot afford bail while they await trial. Seattle City ...

With many county public defender offices pushed to the limits throughout Illinois, state lawmakers are moving forward on ...

Chicago is six times more violent than New York. We are three to four times more violent than L.A. It doesn’t have to be that way,” former Education Sec. Arne Duncan said.

When state lawmakers made Illinois the first state in the nation to end cash bail, they ramped up the pressure considerably on judges to protect the public from violent offenders when they’re charged ...

Nothing is proven at this time beyond a reasonable doubt,” defense attorney Alyssa George-Stifler said while pushing for a lower cash bond. The court ended up following the prosecutor’s ...