Stephanie Agnew -Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts

About Stephanie Agnew

Stephanie Agnew (she/her) is the Co-Executive Director of Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts and a Licensed Social Worker (LSW). She leads all internal and external communications strategy and execution, and works with the program staff to successfully implement our advocacy strategies. View all posts by Stephanie Agnew →

Communities Successfully Defend the Pretrial Fairness Act: Updates and Next Steps for the Abolition of Money Bond on January 1

On December 6, Governor Pritzker signed Public Act 102-1104, a trailer bill that clarifies aspects of the Pretrial Fairness Act to allow for the successful implementation of the state’s no-cash-bail system starting on January 1, 2023. Since the Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity – Today (S...

NEW REPORT: $tate of Injustice – Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice Statewide Bond Court-Watching

The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice (INPJ) has released its report, $tate of Injustice: A Community Review of Bond Courts in Illinois, a statewide court-watching project aimed to document the human cost of the current money bond system in Illinois and demonstrate the necessity of the Pretrial...

REPORT: Reducing Barriers to Recovery — Shifting Low-Level Drug Possession from Felonies to Misdemeanors in Illinois

Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts, the ACLU of Illinois, the Cook County Department of Public Health, and the Illinois Justice Project have released our joint report, Reducing Barriers to Recovery – Shifting Low-Level Drug Possession From Felonies to Misdemeanors in Illinois. Our report provi...

JOIN US! Cheers to 25 Years – Collaboration for Justice Annual Luncheon on October 25

Cheers to 25 years! On Tuesday, October 25, join the Collaboration for Justice of Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts & Chicago Council of Lawyers for our annual meeting. This year, we are especially excited to celebrate Chicago Appleseed’s 25th anniversary. When: Tuesday, October 25, 20...

TESTIMONY: Comments Against Electronic Surveillance at Cook County Board of Commissioners Meetings

This week, Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts gave testimony at two Cook County Board of Commissioners meetings on September 20 and September 22 to warn against the harms caused by electronic surveillance. At the first Board of Commissioners meeting on September 20, our Director of Po...

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