For those who fear the worst if cash bail ends in Illinois, Matthew McFarland invites them to spend a day with him.
“Come see our work, meet the people,” says McFarland, who works to get people out of jail and keep them out. “Understand the plight of poverty, understand the plight of unemployment and lack of resources … try to understand what it’s like living in a bedroom with 10 other people, not knowing how you’re going to pay rent or where you’re going to live the next day, or where your next meal is going to come from.”
