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Injustice Watch announces launch of Chicago Data Collaborative

The Chicago Data Collaborative was founded, with Injustice Watch serving as fiscal sponsor, so that member organizations — research institutions, journalism organizations and transparency-minded groups — would work together to gather data and make it accessible.

by Injustice Watch Staff January 26, 2018December 5, 2023

Judicial Conduct

Illinois appeals court: Judge sleeping at trial does not require reversal

A judge’s nap while a jury trial was underway is not cause for a new trial, an Illinois appeals court panel ruled.

by Injustice Watch Staff October 30, 2017December 5, 2023

Bail and Pretrial

New Cook County bond court rules appear to reduce, but not eliminate, problems

One-month report card on new rules: Fewer suspects were being held pretrial, but some still sent to jail because they could not afford bail.

by Injustice Watch Staff October 25, 2017December 5, 2023

Bail and Pretrial

The risk judges take over bail

The system of bail in Cook County is about to undergo sweeping reforms. The experience described by a retired Washington state judge may explain why it has taken so long.

by Injustice Watch Staff September 10, 2017December 5, 2023

Federal prosecutions down, not up, under Trump

Tough on crime? Prosecutions dropping, not rising, under Trump, new study shows.

by Injustice Watch Staff September 1, 2017December 5, 2023

Police

Testimony begins in trial of Chicago cop who fired gun into carload of teens

A Chicago teenager testified Wednesday that after Chicago police Officer Marco Proano fired multiple times into a sedan in 2013, the officer told him “I was lucky he ain’t killed me, and he was gonna kick me in my face.”

by Injustice Watch Staff August 23, 2017December 5, 2023

Immigration

Sessions tells Chicagoans: Complain to Rahm over immigration

Attorney General Jeff Sessions tells an audience in Miami that Chicago’s high murder rate and immigration policy are connected. He tells Chicagoans to call Mayor Rahm Emanuel or face a cutoff in federal grant money.

by Injustice Watch Staff August 16, 2017December 5, 2023

Police

The Fraternal Order of Police’s Contract with the City, Explained

Our team collaborated with City Bureau, In These Times, and Invisible Institute to annotate the FOP’s contract with the city of Chicago.

by Invisible Institute, City Bureau, In These Times and Injustice Watch Staff June 28, 2017June 29, 2017

Police

Chicago’s top cop promises widespread reform, with or without Washington

The Chicago police issued a broad proposal on steps the department intends to take on the way to reform: better training, rebuilding community relationships, better transparency and clear new guidelines on the use of force. The report comes as outside groups worried reform was unlikely without Washington pushing for change.

by Injustice Watch Staff March 14, 2017December 5, 2023

Prosecutorial misconduct, and what might be done about it

Attorney Thomas P. Sullivan and journalist Maurice Possley team up to condemn how often prosecutors go unpunished for egregious misconduct, and call on trial judges, disciplinary groups, fellow prosecutors, defense lawyers and appellate judges to do more.

by Injustice Watch Staff February 3, 2017December 5, 2023

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