Following more than a year of organizing from communities across Illinois, lawmakers approved the Funded Advocacy & Independent Representation (FAIR) Act. Upon implementation of the FAIR Act, Illinois will take a major step towards ending its public defense crisis by creating a statewide system of public defense.

Thanks to the efforts of community members, court stakeholders, and legislators, Illinois is set to bring its public defense structure into the 21st century and ensure that everyone is able to benefit from the hard-won rights enshrined in the Pretrial Fairness Act. We need to make sure that legislators know that supporters of the movement for pretrial justice are very grateful for their support of the FAIR Act. Please fill out this quick form to send a message of thanks to legislators who voted Yes on this important legislation.