Our Victories

When we fight, we win, and when we win, we celebrate! We know that lasting change doesn’t happen overnight, so we make sure to acknowledge the milestones we achieve on the way to winning our long-term goals.

  • Several advocates with signs and t-shirts that read “Protect Pretrial Fairness, Heal our Communities” smiling at the camera.

    Pretrial Fairness Act passes, ending money bond in Illinois


    In 2021, after eight years of work by organizers, legal experts, people who have been personally impacted by our racist criminal legal system, and many more, the Illinois Legislature passed the Pretrial Fairness Act. This legislation made Illinois the first state to abolish the practice of keeping people who have been accused of a crime…

A group of people holding signs about corporate tax and protesting in front of a building

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