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Southwest Side Construction Worker Quickly Deported To Mexico While Awaiting DACA Decision
Lawyers think the quick deportation was in retaliation for suing ICE after the agency blocked a request to be released from detention.
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Injustice Watch Hosts Virtual Abolition Conversation
Organizers and activists call to abolish the prison-industrial complex.
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Injustice Watch Shares A History Of Imagery In Black Social Movements
Associate professor Leigh Raiford from the University of California at Berkeley explores the history of black imagery.
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Wrongful Conviction Organization Sues Prosecutors For Potentially Exculpatory DNA Evidence
The Exoneration Project filed a lawsuit Monday morning against the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for information about DNA evidence.
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City Settles Chicago Freedom School Lawsuit After Group Was Cited For Offering Food To Protesters Trapped Downtown
The nonprofit filed suit against the city, claiming they were issued an “illegal” cease and desist order for feeding and helping protesters.
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Students And Alumni Reveal Racist Culture At Top Chicago Private School
Students share experiences of racism at the Latin School of Chicago.
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Police Officer: 'Why I’m Terminating My Membership With The Chicago Police Union'
"Most unions don’t aggressively shield their members from accountability for murder. Police unions are another story."
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Illinois DCFS Visitation Ban May Cause Lasting Harm
DCFS will now allow in-person supervised visits every other week, with a plan to transition to regular weekly visits in mid-July.
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Cook County Commissioners Consider Protesters’ Call To Defund Jail
Hundreds of protesters called to defund the Cook County Jail and reinvest the funds in programs that benefit Black and Brown communites.
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Injustice Watch Analysis Calls Police Unions 'A Special Beast'
"Any push to reform, defund or abolish the police means wrestling with police unions, whose leaders are digging in their heels."
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Chicago Has Nearly Tripled Per Capita Police Spending Since 1964, Data Show
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has rejected demands to defund the Chicago Police Department, arguing that neighborhoods want more police support.
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Illinois Released White Inmates At Disproportionately High Rates Amid Pandemic, Report Shows
White inmates in Illinois are having their sentences shortened during the coronavirus pandemic at a higher rate than Black inmates.
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Activists Petition Illinois Public Health Department To Shut Down Vienna Prison
Activists and prisoners' family members are calling on the Department of Public Health to shut down the Vienna Correctional Center.
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Amara Enyia: 'Chicago Must Defund—Not Just Reform—The Police'
The former Chicago mayoral candidate writes an op-ed for Injustice Watch on defunding the city's police department.
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Analysis: Police Violence, Coronavirus And Inequality Steal Black Lives
"Police violence and racial inequality are two sides of the same coin that is stealing black lives," the Center for Public Integrity writes.
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Champaign County Judge Gives High Bonds After Weekend Of Unrest
The presiding judge in Champaign County set cash bonds for 26 people charged after unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd.
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Chicago Man Leaves Prison: 'I Didn't Envision Being Released During A Pandemic'
Curtis Ferdinand was released from Hill Correctional Center on April 16 after serving 24 years for a non-violent offense.
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Court Watchers Fill Holes In Bond Data During Jail's Coronavirus Outbreak
"The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a lack of data in bond court, where decisions are made about pretrial incarceration."
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Appeals Court To Weigh Mass Strip Search At Women’s Prison
Attorneys for the prisoners will ask the court to reverse ruling that the Fourth Amendment did not protect them from a 2011 strip search.
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State’s Attorney Contesting Vast Majority Of Bond Motions During Pandemic
The motions have mostly been to reduce bond or release defendants from Cook County Jail.
