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    Injustice Watch was founded in 2015 to expose institutional failures that stand in the way of a just and fair society. Read our latest work here.

    Housing

    In rare move, Freddie Mac files suit against South Side landlord

    By Alejandra Cancino | August 8, 2023

    In what tenant advocates say is a new and welcome move, lending giant Freddie Mac filed a foreclosure lawsuit because of substandard living conditions at Ellis Lakeview Apartments.

    Juvenile Justice

    Cook County’s former top public defender ‘misused confidential information,’ report says

    By Dan Hinkel and Kelly Garcia | July 17, 2023

    The Cook County inspector general accused former public defender Amy Campanelli of inappropriately sharing data on her office’s youth clients to benefit a nonprofit organization where she later took a job.

    Immigration

    Promised City Hall hearings on U visa failures never happened

    By Carlos Ballesteros | June 20, 2023

    Injustice Watch revealed in December how Chicago police denied hundreds of U visa certifications from undocumented crime victims. More than half of the city council called for accountability and new transparency rules, but the measures never passed.

    Judicial Elections
    Illustration of Judge Gregory Vazquez

    Cook County Judge Vazquez loses retention vote

    By Jonah Newman | June 8, 2023

    Vazquez, who was set to retire next month, was the only Cook County associate judge who was not reappointed to a new four-year term. The vote follows reporting by Injustice Watch about the judge’s actions inside and outside the courtroom.

    News
    An older man with grey hair and a grey mustache stands outside in a red jacket and brown hat. There's a light brick building in the background.

    ‘I call it pretend freedom’: Older adults coming out of Illinois prisons face steep roadblocks in their reentry journey

    By Carlos Ballesteros | June 8, 2023

    At least 17,000 adults age 50 and older have been released from Illinois prisons since 2014, and thousands more are in line to come out soon. Older adults are less likely to reoffend than their younger counterparts but face more hurdles to successful reentry.

    News

    Cook County has been giving felony records to people who should not have them

    By Shannon Heffernan (WBEZ) | May 17, 2023

    For at least three years, a data error has caused chaos in the lives of people who were promised a clean record if they did probation.

    Judicial Conduct
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    Videos of Cook County judge with massage parlor owner raise ethics questions

    By Maya Dukmasova | May 5, 2023

    Associate Judge Gregory P. Vazquez, who filed papers to retire amid Injustice Watch’s investigation, appears on a police raid body camera with the owner of a Brookfield massage parlor known for unlawful sex work. Vazquez said he was merely giving a friend a ride.

    News
    A witness testifies before Illinois Senate committee on vote to limit SCRAM

    Governor signs bill limiting judges’ ability to order alcohol monitoring

    By Maya Dukmasova | April 12, 2023

    The measure follows an Injustice Watch investigation into abuses of the ankle bracelet program known as SCRAM.

    News
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    The new ‘stop and frisk’? Chicago police make millions of traffic stops while searching for guns

    By Pascal Sabino (Block Club Chicago) | March 30, 2023

    Chicago police pulled over hundreds of thousands more drivers than they previously reported, but found guns in fewer than 1 out of every 150 stops, according to a new data analysis.

    Juvenile Justice
    Illustration of a youth sitting on the ground up against a wall with his head in his hands, as a guard at the Cook County juvenile jail looks on.

    Teens at Cook County juvenile jail face excessive force, extreme isolation, and other civil rights abuses, watchdog finds

    By Carlos Ballesteros and Kelly Garcia | March 17, 2023

    Interviews, site visits, and records reviewed by a legal advocacy group reveal abusive behavior by staff against mostly Black teens with learning disabilities, according to a new report. Jail officials deny the claims.

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