The Circuit
Data highlights leniency of ex-officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder sentence
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Anger about Van Dyke’s release and renewed scrutiny of Judge Vincent Gaughan’s sentencing in his case comes as the judge faces a retention election this fall.
The Circuit
Fewer people in Cook County are being charged with crimes. Why are Black people making up a larger share of defendants?
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We broke down the data on specific charges and asked experts to explain why racial disparities are increasing in Cook County criminal court.
The Circuit
Explore nearly two decades of Cook County court data
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The Circuit, our project with the Better Government Association and DataMade, examines Cook County criminal court data from over 3 million cases between 2000 and 2018. Now you can view the charges in our data broken down by race, gender, and ethnicity.
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La historia y el daño detrás de la ley de criminalización del VIH de Illinois
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The Chicago Reader e Injustice Watch estudiaron los orígenes de la ley en Illinois, cómo los fiscales la han aprovechado en el Condado de Cook y sus impactos en quienes han sido acusados.
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The history and harm behind Illinois’s criminal HIV transmission law
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Injustice Watch and the Chicago Reader examined the origins of Illinois’s HIV transmission law, how Cook County prosecutors have leveraged it, and its impacts on people charged. The investigation is part of The Circuit, a courts data project from Injustice Watch, the BGA, and DataMade.
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Conoce a la juez del Condado de Cook ante quien los abogados defensores menos quieren comparecer
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La jueza Diane Gordon Cannon es criticada por sus arrebatos verbales, su inclinación a favor de la fiscalía, y por encarcelar a personas en libertad condicional por infracciones que a veces son menores.
The Circuit
Meet the Cook County judge attorneys least want to appear before
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Judge Diane Gordon Cannon criticized for verbal outbursts, a pro-prosecution bent and jailing of probationers for sometimes-minor infractions.
The Circuit
A veteran Cook County judge has been repeatedly blocked from hearing sex offense cases. Here’s why.
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An unprecedented investigation of court data finds systematic effort to keep Judge James Linn from deciding sex charges after a controversial ruling he made years ago.