Chicago, IL|News|
Karen Daniel: A Tragic End To An Extraordinary Life And Career
Karen Daniel, the longtime director of Northwestern Center on Wrongful Convictions, was killed Dec. 26, when she was hit by a truck.
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Chicago, IL|News|
After 29 Years, Murder Conviction Vacated For Police Torture Survivor
Demond Weston has long said Chicago police officers tortured him into falsely confessing to a murder and attempted murder in 1990.
Chicago, IL|News|
Burge Torture Survivor: Appeals Court Affirms New Trial
Jackie Wilson’s murder confession resulted from torture by detectives who worked for disgraced police commander Jon Burge, the court found.
St. Louis, MO|News|
St. Louis Police Dept. Fires Two Officers After Troubling Facebook Posts
The officers' posts contained racist and anti-Muslim comments, and were part of an online database of social media activity by police.
Chicago, IL|News|
'I Was The One Selling Narcotics,' Witness Testifies In Innocence Hearing
After Ieliot Jackson spent nearly eight years in prison on drug charges, a witness admitted to being the one who sold drugs — not Jackson.
Chicago, IL|News|
Unknown Tale: Fr. George Clements’ Role In Cook County Court Reform
Father Clements, who'd been accused of sex abuse and forced to step aside by the Archdiocese, was also a criminal justice reform hero.
Chicago, IL|News|
Diversity At Stake In Competitive Illinois Supreme Court Race
With the election next year, Cook County’s voters will decide what racial representation looks like on the state Supreme Court.
Dallas, TX|News|
Jonathan Bruce Reed: Ironclad Alibi Did Not Avert Death Sentence
Unrequited Innocence is a series that looks at cases where people were sentence to die and have not been exonerated despite the evidence.
Chicago, IL|News|
New Social Media Policy Launched After Prison Staff Mocked Transgender Inmates Online
The Illinois Department of Corrections announced a revised social media policy for its roughly 12,000 employees.
South Side, IL|News|
After More Than Two Decades In Prison, Evidence Of Innocence Mounts
Leonard Logan spent 22 years in prison for a 1997 shooting at a South Side gas station that left one man dead and another injured.
Chicago, IL|News|
Judge Harshly Punished Murder Defendant To Hide Own Corruption: Claim
Lawyers for a Chicago man convicted of a 1976 police killing say he was convicted and sentenced to 200-600 years to hide a judge's misdeeds.
Crystal Lake-Cary, IL|News|
McHenry Candidate Accused Of Leaving Headless Duck On Woman’s Porch
Ex-McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan is once again being accused of threats after blood and the dead duck were found on a woman's porch.
Chicago, IL|News|
Prisoner Review Board Considers Clemency For Woman Once Sentenced To Die
Marilyn Mulero was sentenced to die in 1993 after she pleaded guilty in Cook County Circuit Court to taking part in a gang revenge murder.
Across Illinois|News|
Transgender Woman Says Abuse Continues In Female Lockup Facility: Illinois Lawsuit
A transgender woman said in a motion this month that mistreatment she experienced at several male prisons has continued since transferring.
Chicago, IL|News|
Prison Guards Mocked Transgender Inmates In Two Private Facebook Groups
This article is co-published by Buzzfeed News.
Across Illinois|News|
2018 Cook County Judicial Voting Guide
Injustice Watch profiles the 59 Circuit Court judges seeking new six-year terms in Cook County.
Across Illinois|News|
Cook County judges’ committee funding effort to oust Coghlan
Embattled Cook County Circuit Judge Matthew Coghlan’s hopes of keeping his job have suffered another blow.
Across Kansas, KS|News|
Lawsuit: Kansas City, KS cop framed man after mother spurned sex
Lamonte McIntyre contends he was the victim of corrupt Kansas City, KS police that officials tolerated for decades.
Across Illinois|News|
One Cook County judge still setting high cash bail
Despite last year's reform order, Judge Michael R. Clancy continues to set bail beyond defendants’ ability to pay.