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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

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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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Wrongful convictions haunt prosecutors, victims as well as suspects

It is not just the person wrongly convicted who suffers when a miscarriage of justice occurs. As Jeanne Bishop and Mark Osler observe in their newly-published article, “All of criminal law is tragedy. Every bit of it is tragedy. It is difficult to be the person who is ground through the machinery of criminal law, but it is difficult and wearing to be the gears as well. “

by Injustice Watch Staff February 2, 2017December 5, 2023

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DNA debunks prosecution theory? Hey, just adapt.

When the DNA evidence eliminates the man police were certain was guilty, logic suggests they were wrong. But too often prosecutors just adapt their theory of the crime to make up for that flaw in their case.

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

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Rob Warden describes his path to leader for criminal justice reform

As a young man, the death penalty may have seemed just desserts. But Rob Warden would grow to help lead a movement to not only end the death penalty but minimize the risk of miscarriages of justice.

by Injustice Watch Staff January 31, 2017December 5, 2023

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Law Review honors Rob Warden

Before Injustice Watch, Rob Warden spent 15 years as executive director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions, where his work has left its mark on criminal justice in Illinois.

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

Unequal Treatment

Jail Roulette

A team of 14 Injustice Watch journalists documented 1,398 bond court cases in six different Cook County courthouses this summer, as part of the continuing Injustice Watch investigation into inequalities at different stages of the justice system. Here is their report.

by Injustice Watch Staff November 29, 2016January 30, 2024

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by Injustice Watch Staff November 29, 2016December 5, 2023

Unequal Treatment

Cook County is “leader” in risk-based bond assessment, chief judge says

Amid growing criticism of the bail system, Chief Judge Timothy Evans this week called Cook County a national leader in using risk-assessment data to set bond.

by Injustice Watch Staff October 28, 2016December 5, 2023

Unequal Treatment

Change difficult as bail system’s powerful hold continues punishing the poor

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by Injustice Watch Staff October 14, 2016December 5, 2023

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