Commentary

Burge torture taxpayer tab eclipses $210M — and counting
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The cost of alleged police torture tied to Jon Burge and his associates could still go up with at least seven civil lawsuits pending.
The cost of alleged police torture tied to Jon Burge and his associates could still go up with at least seven civil lawsuits pending.
Gibson, 54, spent nearly 30 years behind bars after he says he was beaten into confessing to two 1989 murders. In an essay, Gibson recounts how his wrongful conviction and long fight for freedom robbed him of his identity, and how he’s trying to move forward.
The appeals court ruled that Jackie Wilson, who was convicted of the 1982 robbery and murder of two Chicago Police officers, was tortured into confessing and should received a new trial.