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Prosecutors in Cook County — the nation’s leader in known wrongful convictions — have vowed to address the wrongs of the past. But Injustice Watch found prosecutors across multiple administrations have brushed aside compelling innocence claims, failed to investigate police abuse allegations, and compounded the suffering of wrongfully convicted people.
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Injustice Watch provides comprehensive, nonpartisan voter guides for Cook County judicial elections.
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A scandal at a University of Illinois Chicago forensics lab reveals a crisis of oversight in the state’s crime labs.
Taken by Taxes
Injustice Watch and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity found thousands of Cook County homes have been taken through property tax foreclosure.
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This series examines an unfair legal system set up to protect property owners’ rights at the expense of tenants.
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Cook County prosecutors are asking judges to issue warrants for people who were no-shows in traffic court — because they had already been deported.