Cops say masked teens with a thirst for violence and joyrides are terrorizing the city. An examination of arrests reveals a narrative built on shoddy data and anecdotal evidence.
Tag: wrongful convictions
Posted inNews & Politics
‘I’m the bad guy now’: A retired cop on outing police misconduct
Bill Dorsch loved being a Chicago cop, then he witnessed misconduct by disgraced detective Reynaldo Guevara.
Posted inArts & Culture
The trials after exoneration
In Exoneree Diaries, journalist Alison Flowers documents the struggles of four murder convicts who were absolved and freed.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
What really happened in Paris, Illinois?
With a pardon at stake, two wrongful convictions in a double murder case get the reverse spin.
Posted inBlogs
Foe of Cook County state’s attorney won’t let 60 Minutes comments die
Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. sounds like he’s already preparing to challenge Anita Alvarez for state’s attorney in 2016
Posted inBlogs
Anita Alvarez sounds off
The Cook County state’s attorney defends her record and blasts the “obsession” of journalists
Posted inBlogs
Study: Wrongful convictions cost Illinois taxpayers $214 million (and the innocent 926 years in prison)
Imprisoning the innocent has cost Illinois taxpayers $214 million — and counting.
Posted inNews & Politics
Blind Justices?
The prosecutors who sent police torture victims to prison are now the judges who keep them there.