Criminalized Survivors Deserve Support
CAASE’s legal team is excited about our new Criminalized Survivors Project! Our attorneys are now serving incarcerated survivors in two Illinois downstate Women’s prisons.
One Year of Pretrial Fairness and Improved Victims’ Rights
The Pretrial Fairness Act has been implemented for one year! Learn more about how it’s working, its impact on survivors, and what CAASE is working on next.
IL Supreme Court’s Decision on Money Bond Supports Survivors
The PFA replaces money with risk as the determining factor for pretrial incarceration and gives those charged with low-level crimes a chance to heal with their community—all while accounting for the needs of survivors. It’s a true win for public safety.
Sex Trafficked Children Are Being Sent to Adult Prison – Here’s How We Stop It
Youth survivors of sex trafficking are often punished and revictimized in adult court. Illinois has the responsibility to change that.
The Pretrial Fairness Act is a Win for Survivors and Communities
Survivor advocacy organizations helped draft the Pretrial Fairness Act from a survivor-centered perspective to ensure it accounts for the needs of victims and increases community safety.
Ending Money Bail Benefits Survivors — Here’s How
Criminal justice reform and victims’ rights should go hand-in-hand, starting with Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act.
Pretrial Fairness Act Becomes IL Law
February 22, 2021 Through our work with survivors of sexual violence, we know how the criminal legal system often fails them. That’s why we are cheering the signing of the […]
