• A subject matter hearing on the use of money bonds in Cook County’s court system drew broad agreement that the practice unfairly targets the poor–but the hearing elicited few concrete or easy solutions. Commissioners listened to almost four hours of testimony from experts and advocates, as well as former Cook County Jail detainees that had not been allowed to leave the jail because they couldn’t afford bond.


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