Police and Prosecutors
From prison, Rico Clark fights a murder conviction and COVID-19
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Detectives on the 2006 case have been dogged by allegations of witness coercion and Clark’s trial attorney has since been disbarred.
Commentary
Black Chicago has been looted for decades
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Three weeks ago, the nation was transfixed on images of people running out of downtown stores with their hands full. But the historic plunder of Black Chicago deserves our attention, too.
News
Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake spotlights systemic racism, police spending in Wisconsin
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Wisconsin cities with the highest numbers of Black residents tend to spend more on policing. Those police forces are also a lot whiter than the cities they serve.
Police and Prosecutors
State rep to sue Chicago Police for ‘unjust treatment’ after gun charge dropped
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“My treatment was a lot different than if it had been my predecessor — a white woman — driving through the neighborhood,” State Rep. Curtis Tarver said.
News
The Chicago police union is trying to put its members on the state’s torture inquiry commission
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Two bills introduced by Republicans in the state legislature are “a smack in the face,” says one torture survivor.
News
Chicago Is Spending $1.6 Billion on 13,000 Police. Is It Worth It?
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With shootings and murders on the rise and President Trump sending federal agents to the city, community organizers and criminologists point to a police hiring spree from just four years ago to show that more cops on Chicago’s streets aren’t the answer.
Chicago Public Schools
In turnaround, Chicago promises to track, publicize upcoming school police votes
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The announcement comes after a joint investigation by Chalkbeat Chicago and Block Club Chicago spotlighted transparency issues with the public bodies.
News
‘How was she a threat?’ Chicago police attack on Black youth leader Miracle Boyd outrages activists, officials
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Miracle Boyd, 18, is an organizer with GoodKids MadCity and a rising Chicago youth leader. An unidentified police officer struck her in the mouth Friday at a Black, Indigenous American rally, breaking several of her teeth.
News
Chicago school councils have just weeks to decide whether to keep cops on campus — but four are delaying the decision
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More than 70 schools have to vote on the issue by Aug. 15, per a mandate from Chicago Public Schools.
Unrequited Innocence
Exoneree Walter Ogrod, in his own words
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Walter Ogrod was freed from death row on June 5. In one of his first interviews as a free man, he spoke with Injustice Watch about his false confession, death row, and his plans for his new life.