Chicago Police Abuse

Alleged Police Torture Victim Cortez Brown Granted New Trial After 18 Years Behind Bars

AP | Posted 06.22.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) -- An inmate who claimed police tortured him into confessing to two murders he didn't commit was granted a new trial Friday after 18 year...

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Police Brutality Cases Have Cost Chicago $20 Million

Windy Citizen | Len Kody | Posted 06.20.2009 | Chicago

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Last week former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge was in the news again, narrowly avoiding testifying in the case of a convicted murderer who says B...

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Cops Quietly Reinstated, Promoted After Being Caught In Rogue Officers' Scandal

Associated Press | Posted 05.08.2009 | Chicago

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The Chicago Police Department has quietly returned the badges of three police officers relegated to desk work after being caught up in the Special Ope...

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Daley Backs Top Cop's Refusal To Release Officer Complaint List

Chicago Sun-Times | FRANK MAIN AND FRAN SPIELMAN | Posted 03.28.2009 | Chicago

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Mayor Daley today stood behind his police superintendent for refusing a judge's order to release names of officers with five or more citizen complaint...

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Police Superintendent Won't Release List Of Most Reported Cops

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 03.26.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Chicago's top police official is defying orders from two federal judges to turn over lists of officers who have repeated complaints fi...

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