Newsrooms are moving away from privileging police accounts over those of police violence victims.
Police and Prosecutors
The murder Chicago didn’t want to solve
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In 1963, a Black politician named Ben Lewis was shot to death in Chicago. Clues suggest the murder was a professional hit. Decades later, it remains no accident authorities never solved the crime.
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Mo. Supreme Court denies latest appeal of Lamar Johnson, whom local prosecutors say is wrongly convicted
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More than a year and a half after St. Louis prosecutors determined that Lamar Johnson was innocent of murder for which he is serving a life sentence, he remains in prison.
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Illinois criminal justice reform ends cash bail, changes felony murder rule
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs historic criminal justice reform package into law, reforming almost every area of the justice system — from police accountability to pretrial detention to sentencing.
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Sweeping criminal justice reform package would curtail felony murder prosecutions in Illinois
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Lawmakers could vote this week on changes to a controversial statute that advocates say helps drive mass incarceration.
Police and Prosecutors
Kim Foxx claims victory in Cook County State’s Attorney race, defeating Pat O’Brien
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Foxx has been an advocate of criminal justice reform and has said she wants to create a Chicago that is more equal.