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12 Jan, 6 tweets, 4 min read
🚨🚨HAPPENING RIGHT NOW: Hope in Illinois. Within a day (possibly hour), lawmakers vote on a law to overhaul the entire pretrial justice system. Reducing jail populations. Keeping families together. Take 2 minutes to sign this letter. Help us make history:bit.ly/PretrialFairne…
Thinking about Cassandra. Called a Chicago jail 132 times to try to save her husband from COVID. She was ignored. No mask. Soap. Crowded. He died. Now 1000+ more jailed. She’s fighting for the pretrial fairness act so no one else goes through it. Her words:
Thinking about Flo. Caged for two months because he couldn’t afford $7500. Worried about his family & the horrific conditions on the inside. “I think everyone should have a fair shot to fight their cases.” Sign your support here: bit.ly/PretrialFairne…
Thinking about Miguel. Locked up for 9 months on $300k bail. “Being incarcerated doesn’t just affect yourself, it affects your immediate family. The stress that come along with it. You could lose everything.” Sign here for Miguel: bit.ly/PretrialFairne…
We need to do more than just #EndMoneyBail---we must reform the entire pretrial justice system. The Pretrial Fairness Act is the only way to get real pretrial justice in Illinois.

Tell legislators to support it: bit.ly/PretrialFairne…
🚨UPDATE: Might happen today! On the verge of a major victory in Illinois for fairness & justice. To end cash bail & overhaul the entire pretrial justice system.

Keep calling: p2a.co/PL4Q0Dl
Keep writing: bit.ly/PretrialFairne…
Twitter storm: bit.ly/PretrialTwitter

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Every year, more than a quarter of a million people are incarcerated while awaiting trial in Illinois. Most of them are jailed only because they can't afford to pay a money bond.

Tell your legislators that Illinois wants #PretrialFairnessNow: bit.ly/PretrialFairne…
The Pretrial Fairness Act doesn’t just #EndMoneyBail in Illinois, it overhauls our entire pretrial justice system.

Call your legislators and tell them you want #PretrialFairnessNow: bit.ly/PretrialFairne…
Thousands of people are incarcerated in county jails across Illinois every year, not because they're a danger to the community but because they can't afford to pay a money bond.

Tell your legislators we want #PretrialFairnessNow: bit.ly/PretrialFairne…
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Watch this video. Knee on neck. Just days ago in NYC. Just like what happened to George Floyd. Lucky he didn’t die. His public defender at Legal Aid Society now calling on @QueensDAKatz to dismiss charges & NYPD to terminate cops. Full powerful statement:
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