Detention

Published on
April 25, 2024
Petitions to Detain for Domestic Violence Cases
Report PFA Detention Domestic-Violence
Examining the Frequency and Outcomes of Motions to Detain in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and McHenry Counties
Published on
January 31, 2023
A Little Bit of Time in Jail
Research-brief PFA Jail Detention
Illinois Practitioners on Pretrial Detention and its Uses
Published on
October 27, 2022
Cash Bail Detains People Charged with Serious Offenses—But for How Long?
Research-Brief PFA Bail Detention
Most people pass through jails, being held for relatively short periods before bonding out—and that includes people charged with the kinds of serious offenses that are designated “detainable” under the PFA.
Published on
October 6, 2022
How Much Pretrial Detention Does Cash Bail “Buy”?
Research-Brief PFA Bail Detention
Under the current cash bail system, most people - even people charged with serious crimes - do not await trial in jail.