Illinois: Chicago Police Misconduct Outed in Database 2.0 Version by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On August 16, 2018, a new era of transparency in Chicago police misconduct dawned. An updated version of a public database called the Citizens Police Data Project 2.0 (“CPDP”) makes available disciplinary records of Chicago …
Seventh Circuit: Bureau of Prisons Improperly Prolonged Prisoner’s Sentence by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit took the federal Bureau of Prisons to task for using its statutory authority to improperly prolong a prisoner’s sentence. The opinion vacated a district court …
Chicago Judge Grants No-Money Bond in Murder Case, But Cook County Still Has a Long Way to Go by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Cook County Judge William H. Hooks took the unusual step of granting murder defendant Jackie Wilson a no-money bond, letting Wilson go free while he awaits …
IL Prisons - Medical Investigation Team - Statewide Summary Report, Including Review of Statewide Leadership and Overview of Major Services, 2018 Case: 1:10-cv-04603 Document #: 767 Filed: 11/14/18 Page 1 of 153 PageID #:11432 Statewide Summary Report Including Review of Statewide Leadership and Overview of Major Services Report of the …
Exonerated Waukegan, Illinois, Man Receives $9 Million for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Jason Strong, a former Waukegan, Illinois, resident, settled a wrongful conviction lawsuit against that city and numerous surrounding suburbs for $9 million. Strong was arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to 46 years for the …
Illinois DOC - Securus Rates 2018 1. DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT BEING RENEWED (include original contract number): The Illinois Department of Central Management and Securus Technologies have entered into contract #CMC 3670940 for inmate collect calling services for the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, and the Department of Human …
Illinois DOC - Securus_No Current Commission Rate Bruce Rauner Governor John Baldwin Acting Director The Illinois Department of Corrections 1301 Concordia Court, P.O. Box 19277 • Springfield, IL 62794-9277 • (217) 558-2200 TDD: (800) 526-0844 October 26, 2018 Michelle Dillon mdillon@prisonlegalnews.org Re: Freedom of Information Act Request #181023222 Dear Ms. …
The Legacy of a Torturer by Joan Parkin Former Chicago police officer Jon Burge tortured black men and got away with it for almost two decades. But his atrocities also spurred a movement — one that scored a major victory against the racist criminal justice system. by Joan Parkin, Jacobin …
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Archaic Disciplinary System Allows Chicago Police to Delay Punishment by David Reutter by David Reutter The Chicago Police Department (“CPD”) has endured criticism for officer misconduct. An investigation by ProPublica Illinois and the Chicago Tribune found that the city’s archaic system for disciplining officers allows it to avoid or long …
Seventh Circuit Affirms Order Granting New Trial Due to Newly Discovered Evidence by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling that a criminal defendant should get a new trial because an audio recording that was favorable and …
Immigration Authorities Seize Wrongfully Convicted Man After Release by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke March 2018 should have been the happiest month of his life. After over two decades of wrongful imprisonment, the Cook County State’s Attorney agreed to drop murder charges against Illinois state prisoner Ricardo Rodriguez. He should …
Chicago Tries to Reduce Deficit at its Poorer Citizens’ Expense by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Chicago may be Frank Sinatra’s kind of town, but not for many of the city’s poorer citizens. They would probably move, if only they did not owe the city so much money and either …
Seventh Circuit Affirms Suppression of Evidence Because Traffic Stop Unreasonably Prolonged by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling that evidence obtained from an unlawfully extended traffic stop must be suppressed. The March 7, 2018, decision upheld …
Wallace v. Baldwin, et al., IL, appeal, three strikes rule, 11 years in segregation, 2018 In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 17‐2427 MAURICE L. WALLACE, Plaintiff‐Appellant, v. JOHN BALDWIN, et al., Defendants‐Appellees. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern …
$1.25M Settlement for Chicago Man Coerced into Confessing to Rape and Murder by Christopher Zoukis Harold Hill, who was coerced into confessing to a rape and murder, and freed from prison when DNA evidence exonerated him nearly 13 years later, settled with the Chicago Police Department for $1,250,000. Attorney's fees …
Richard v. Pfister, IL, Amended Complaint, Denial of Medical Care, 2018 Case: 1:17-cv-04677 Document #: 44 Filed: 07/06/18 Page 1 of 10 PageID #:157 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM H. RICHARD, Plaintiff, No. 17 C 4677 v. Hon. Judge Thomas M. Durkin …
Andrews v. Rauner, IL, Response in Opposition to Motion for Dismissal of Counts 2 and 3, Failure to Treat Mental Health, 2018 1:18-cv-01101-SEM-TSH # 21 Page 1 of 12 E-FILED Monday, 18 June, 2018 11:48:22 PM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF …
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