Under the current cash bail system, most people - even people charged with serious crimes - do not await trial in jail.
Bond
- This tool presents data comparing existing Cook bond decisions with the new PFA detainable groups.
- Examining the number and percent of individuals receiving individual-recognizance bonds (I-Bonds), cash or deposit bonds (C/D-Bonds), and No Bail for offenses that will be detainable or non-detainable under the PFA.
- A detailed analyses of 1,836 new cases that went through bond court in Lake County, Illinois, from March 1 to December 31, 2021.
- Observations in Cook, Lake, Winnebago, and McLean Counties
- Bond Decisions in Cook County