President Trump has said he wants to end the Pretrial Fairness Act and bring back money bail in Illinois. We are asking people from across the state to call on their legislators and Governor Pritzker to defend this historic victory from the Trump administration’s lies.

For decades, the size of a person’s bank account was the main factor determining who was jailed and who returned to the community while awaiting trial and presumed innocent. The money bond system caused countless people to lose their jobs, housing, and even custody of their children—not because they had been found to be a danger but simply because they couldn’t afford to purchase their freedom while awaiting trial.

What Donald Trump really means when he calls to bring back money bail is that he wants a system that punishes poor people and People of Color based on the size of their bank accounts and the color of their skin while rewarding wealthy and white people. Thousands of people from across our state came together to end this injustice; we cannot allow Trump to deny the will of the people.

Join us in calling on Gov. Pritzker and the Illinois legislature to protect the Pretrial Fairness Act.