In 2016, more than 2,000 adults who were sent as kids to die in prison were given a second chance. Marshan Allen was one of them.
Tag: Gangster Disciples
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Highlights and lowlights from the eighth annual Chicago Fringe Festival
Jeff Fort and Fred Hampton: A Revolutionary Love Story is among the standouts at this northwest-side showcase for “the untried and the weird.”
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Can shooting hoops keep gang members from shooting each other?
When Englewood gang members convene for a week in August to compete in the Battle of the Blocks basketball tournament, residents report a marked drop in violence in the neighborhood. Why aren’t there more programs like it?
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In Chicago’s war zones, the tragedy extends beyond the kids who die
In Chicago’s war zones, the tragedy extends beyond the kids who die.
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A low-level drug dealer gets caught between the money and the violence of the heroin trade
A low-level dealer gets caught between the money and the violence of the heroin trade.
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The drug warrior
Chicago DEA special agent in charge Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming.
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The year in politics: Our third annual awards for political ‘achievement’
The year in politics: Our third annual awards for political “achievement”
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Do we have the right people locked up?
How a medieval court system is costing you money—and compromising safety
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Addicted to guns
Is there a cure for Chicago’s crippling dependence on firearms?
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A history of gang violence: The Almighty Black P Stone Nation
A conversation about the five-decade evolution of a Chicago street gang
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Was Jonylah Watkins the victim of segregation-related violence?
A baby is fatally shot in Woodlawn. Police blame gangs—but are they the real culprit?
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Tree grows his own way
Tremaine “Tree” Johnson proves there’s more to the new generation of Chicago hip-hop than Chief Keef and the drill scene