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The end of money bond hasn’t led to an electronic monitoring spike in Chicago—for now

“What will this look like in a year? What happens when the political will sags, or there’s not as much attention on the issue? These are issues we have to be vigilant on,” MJC's Alexa Van Brunt says.

Chicago Reader

Historic Settlement Reached in Family’s Lawsuit for the Unjustified and Fatal Shooting of Andrew Finch

The $5 million settlement – one of the largest in Kansas’ history – is step toward holding the City of Wichita accountable for its pattern of enabling police brutality with impunity.

Wichita settles lawsuit in Andrew Finch killing, the nation’s first fatal swatting

The Wichita City Council on Tuesday approved a $5 million settlement in a federal lawsuit against Wichita police detective Justin Rapp, who killed 28-year-old Andrew Finch in the nation’s first fatal swatting.

The Wichita Eagle

Wichita agrees to $5 million settlement in fatal shooting set off by hoax ‘swatting’ call to police

The City of Wichita has reached a $5 million settlement in a federal lawsuit involving the fatal police shooting of Andrew Finch during a fake emergency call.

KCUR 89.3

Illinois’ highest court halted the law to abolish cash bail in the state. What’s next?

Just before the start of the new year, the Supreme Court of Illinois halted the implementation of a law that would eliminate the practice of cash bail statewide — hours before the bill was set to take effect.

STL NPR

‘What Illinois did is really truly on another level’: Despite legal limbo, elimination of cash bail set to take effect Jan. 1

The Illinois criminal justice system is set for a major makeover beginning Sunday, replacing a cash-bail structure with one that requires judges to more carefully weigh who among the accused should be held in custody before trial without using money as a factor. But for how long the new method will remain in place is unclear.

The Chicago Tribune

Chicago Police Must Allow Those Arrested Access to a Phone Within 3 Hours: Consent Decree

WTTW

Cook County Public Defender, Community Groups, and Defense Attorneys Reach Historic Consent Decree to End Chicago Police Practice of Incommunicado Detention

In a historic step toward ending the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD’s) decades-long practice of holding people in incommunicado detention, the Cook County Public Defender’s Office, along with a broad coalition of community groups, activists and legal aid groups, entered a Consent Decree with the City of Chicago.

Could SAFE-T Act Make It Harder for Accused Violent Criminals to Be Detained? Legal Experts Weigh In

The state of Illinois will eliminate cash bail entirely in January as part of controversial new legislation that has been the source of misinformation, with some even likening it to the horror film "The Purge."

NBC Chicago

Advocates gather at the Fort Myers Federal Courthouse to support family of Nicolas Morales

Nicolas Morales' family held a press conference announcing a federal lawsuit stemming from the death of Morales in Immokalee in 2020. Morales was killed by a Collier County Sheriff's Deputy.

Naples Daily News