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'Let Us Breathe' Organizer Talks Black Activism In Chicago
The 'Essential Work' series centers the perspective of young Black activists in Chicago who are facing the pandemic and racial injustice.
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Cook County Democrats Drop Two Judges From Retention Endorsement
Circuit Court judges run for retention every six years and must garner 60 percent “yes” votes to keep their seats.
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Chicago Board Of Elections Recruiting Nearly 13,000 Residents To Work The Polls This Election Season
More than 6,500 people have applied since applications opened in June.
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Ask An Expert: Bar Association Ratings, Explained
Chicago Council of Lawyers Executive Director Malcolm Rich explains the evaluations of judicial candidates for the upcoming election.
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'Injustice Watch Poem Of The Week: 'Blessed Are The Meek'
The #SpreadTheWord poem of the week series features work by Chicago artists based on Injustice Watch reporting.
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Op-Ed: Beware ‘Dialogue As Spectacle’ In Fight To Transform Chicago Police
Public policy strategist and former Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia writes about abolition and the concept of defunding the police.
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Appeals Court Condemns Humiliating Mass Strip Search Of Women Prisoners
"Strip searches of prisoners are humiliating, degrading, and dehumanizing."
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Injustice Watch Poem Of The Week: Brown Solidarity For Black Lives
The #SpreadTheWord Series features work by Chicago artists based on Injustice Watch reporting.
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Mississippi High Court Orders Retrial For Death Row Inmate Convicted On Debunked Bite-Mark Evidence
Eddie Lee Howard Jr.was first sentenced to death in 1994 based largely on evidence that has been discredited.
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Judge Cuts Sentence In Half For Chicago Man Charged With Murder At 16
The Illinois Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in thecase triggered additional sentencing protections for juvenile offenders.
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What’s A Judicial Retention Election, Anyway?
"This is the most direct way voters have to voice disapproval of a judge’s performance and the only way for the public to remove a judge."
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Lawsuit Ties Judge To 2002 Murder Conviction Involving Alleged Police Coercion
Cook County judge Megan Goldish allegedly helped convict a Chicago teen nearly two decades ago based on false testimony.
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Judge Strikes Down Ban On Transfers To Illinois Prisons
A Logan County judge struck down Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ban on transfers from jails to state prisons on Monday.
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Chicago Is Spending $1.6 Billion On 13,000 Police. Is It Worth It?
Injustice Watch examines the issue of defunding the police.
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Data Shows A Steep Rise In Suicide Among Black People In Cook County
The rise in suicide among Black residents began even before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the state’s stay-at-home order.
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Lawsuit Moves Forward Claiming Tom Dart Unlawfully Detained People After They Posted Bond
The lawsuit stems from a decision by the Sheriff’s Office to conduct its own reviews of cases where a judge ordered electronic monitoring.
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Trump’s Plan To Deploy Federal Agents In Chicago Met With Lawsuit From Community Groups
The lawsuit seeks an injunction preventing federal agents from interfering with lawful protests or arresting people without probable cause.
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Chicago Cop Attacks Black Youth Activist At Protest Near Columbus Statue
Journalists and activists have documented numerous alleged excessive force cases related to protests since May 30.
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Injustice Watch: 'Why Is The Cook County Jail Population Rising?'
More people were locked inside the Cook County Jail on Thursday than at any point since March, according to an Injustice Watch analysis.
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In His Own Words: Exoneree Walter Ogrod On Leaving Prison After 24 Years On Death Row
His trial involved a false confession, jailhouse informants and evidence withheld from his defense attorney.
