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    Adrienne Hurst

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    Update: US judge’s mind boggled that IL hasn’t amended law to protect youth

    By Adrienne Hurst | September 12, 2016

    Legislators tried unsuccessfully to change an Illinois policy that allows minors to be held in jail for lengthy periods without a hearing. Now the issue is going before a federal judge.

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    U.S. Judge: “Mind boggling” that Illinois law does not protect youth

    By Adrienne Hurst | September 8, 2016

    The U.S. Supreme Court long ago said people must go before a judge within 48 hours of being arrested. But that rule has not been followed for Cook County teenagers, a new lawsuit contends.

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    Critics: Mayor risks failing at police reform if public shut out

    By Adrienne Hurst | June 8, 2016

    A coalition of officials said the mayor’s plan to reform the police cannot succeed if the city does not do better at including outsiders in the process.

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    Recurring CPD issue: “A willingness to tolerate official lying”

    By Adrienne Hurst | June 3, 2016

    Incident after incident, evidence mounts of pervasive atmosphere to mislead the public about problems within the police department. Said one expert: The department tolerates lying.

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    Wisc. gov’s pardon policy makes Illinois man’s last chance appear slim

    By Adrienne Hurst and Camille Darko | May 18, 2016

    Dimitri Henley’s conviction of sexual assault is fraught with reasons to question how the system works. His last hope is with the Wisconsin governor, who seems to be slamming the door shut.

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    Arbitrary Justice: One accused exonerated, the other remains branded

    By Adrienne Hurst and Camille Darko | May 12, 2016

    In 1998, a white freshman claimed she had been sexually assaulted by three black teenagers. Her version of events became sharply challenged. Almost 20 years later, the outcome has been very different for the three men.

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    Will Illinois join movement to reform solitary confinement?

    By Adrienne Hurst | April 20, 2016

    Dogs have rights about how they are confined. So do raccoons. How about people in solitary? Illinois House committee takes up issue Wednesday.

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    Johnson and Rahm

    In top cop’s old district, complaints about police abuse

    By Emily Hoerner and Adrienne Hurst | April 15, 2016

    Between 2008 and 2012, the years that interim Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson commanded the Gresham district, Injustice Watch identified 15 federal lawsuits accusing a group of officers of illegal searches and arrests, at times using unnecessary force.

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    New superintendent named; no review of alleged abuses in his old district

    By Emily Hoerner and Adrienne Hurst | April 13, 2016

    No time to vet: Council unanimously approves Johnson as superintendent without examining record as commander of district when there were allegations of repeated abuse.

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    Groundhog day: Why bother applying to be top Chicago cop?

    By Adrienne Hurst | April 6, 2016

    Emanuel’s choice of superintendent called a “smack in the face,” but it isn’t the first.

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