Police and Prosecutors
4 actual proposals for cutting Chicago’s police budget right now
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We likely won’t see the 75% cut that organizers have asked for, but there are some proposals on the table.
Essential Work
Listen: Youth organizers discuss Black joy, West Side history and the future
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“We are the revolution. It is in our bodies. It is in our bones. It is in our art. It is in the way that we speak.”
Essential Work
‘My ancestors were freedom fighters, and they’re teaching me how to fight’
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Let Us Breath organizer Kaleb Autman, 18, reflects on his awakening as a West Side activist and how he’s responding to the needs of his community.
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.
Commentary
Abolition: ‘They said what they said’
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To educate ourselves, and our readers, Injustice Watch hosted a conversation with six Chicago-area abolitionists. Here’s a snapshot of what we heard.
Commentary
Amara Enyia: Chicago must defund—not just reform—the police
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“Reform is a perfectly warm, comforting blanket. It is comfortable and sedating. But it also smothers.”
News
Chicago has nearly tripled per capita police spending since 1964, data show
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For activists and city leaders calling on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to cut the police budget, it’s clear that the money could be better spent elsewhere.