Dixmoor Five

Wrongfully Convicted Man Freed After 2 Decades

AP | By DAVID MERCER | Posted 01.06.2012

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-- One of five men sent to prison for the rape and murder of a middle school classmate two decades ago walked out of an Illinois prison Friday, exone...

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After 2 Decades In Prison, Men Cleared In 1991 Rape And Murder Of Girl

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 01.03.2012

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CHICAGO — After spending almost two decades in jail for a rape and murder he didn't commit, Robert Taylor walked out of an Illinois prison a fre...

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Innocent, But Forced to Confess -- To Murder

Rashad Robinson | Posted 10.22.2011

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Rashad Robinson

Every day, many law enforcement officials treat Black youth as criminals, denying them their right to due process and basic dignity. The consequences of these practices are life-threatening.

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