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The Pretrial Fairness Act: Explained

Written by Austin Segal and Kate Bannister. Earlier this month, the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice published a court-watching report titled Changing Landscapes: Community Court-Watchers’ Observations of the Second Year of Pretrial Fairness Act Implementation. The report, in which Chicago A...

ICYMI — Chicago Appleseed Hosted a Press Conference Last Week to Announce Release of New Report

A week ago, Chicago Appleseed hosted a press conference to announce the release of our new report: 500 Days Forward, 10 Years Back: An Evaluation of Eileen O'Neill Burke's First 500 Days as Cook County State's Attorney. The report explains the policies put in place by the Burke administration in its...

NEW REPORT — 500 Days Forward, 10 Years Back: An Evaluation of Eileen O’Neill Burke’s First 500 Days as Cook County State’s Attorney

Chicago Appleseed has been following, researching, and reporting on the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) for over a decade. In our new report, 500 Days Later…10 Years Back: An Evaluation of Eileen O’Neill Burke’s First 500 Days as Cook County State’s Attorney, we present a comprehensive...

One Year Later, Still “Punishing Fear”: How the Criminalization of Gun Possession Has Changed in a Year

One year ago, Chicago Appleseed published a report about the rampant criminalization of gun possession in Cook County, titled Punishing Fear: The Devastating Impacts of the War on Gun Possession in Chicago. One week later, Eileen O’Neill Burke was elected as Cook County State’s Attorney, and her adm...

Cook County State’s Attorney Expands Felony Review Bypass Program Citywide

Since January, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (CCSAO) has been piloting a policy that limits due process rights for people accused of unlicensed gun possession. On Friday, they announced that they will be expanding this policy from two police districts to the entire city, handing off...

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