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Fear and Silence-How Culture, Policy, and the Win at All Costs Mentality Allows Police Testilying to Thrive, Jan. 2023

Publication • 2023

Filed under: False Statements/Perjury

Fear and Silence-How Culture, Policy, and the Win at All Costs Mentality Allows Police Testilying to Thrive, Jan. 2023 R A E F AND E C N E L I S HOW CULTURE, POLICY, AND THE "WIN AT ALL COSTS" MENTALITY ALLOWS POLICE TESTILYING TO THRIVE Chicago Appleseed Center for …

News in Brief

Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023

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News in Brief by News in Brief Alabama: It was announced by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 20, 2023, that a police officer in Madison was arrested, accused of sexual misconduct. AL.com and WHNT in northern Alabama reported that the officer, Kevin Walter, 35, was arrested on Feb. …

Seventh Circuit: District Court’s Failure to Address Nonfrivolous Argument Raised in First Step Act Motion Constitutes Procedural Error in Violation of Concepcion

Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023

Filed under: Frivolous Litigation (PLRA), First Step Act, Procedural Default/Error

Seventh Circuit: District Court’s Failure to Address Nonfrivolous Argument Raised in First Step Act Motion Constitutes Procedural Error in Violation of Concepcion by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that when deciding a motion for a sentence reduction under § 404 …

Doe v. MacLeod, IL, Opinion, Sexual Abuse, 2023

Brief • March 29, 2023

Filed under: Federally Protected Rights

Doe v. MacLeod, IL, Opinion, Sexual Abuse, 2023 3:18-cv-03191-SEM-KLM # 187 Page 1 of 64 E-FILED Wednesday, 29 March, 2023 09:09:46 AM Clerk, U.S. District Court, ILCD IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD DIVISION JANE DOE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) …

Chicago Pays $40 Million Per Year to Private Firms to Defend Police Violence Cases

Article • March 5, 2023

Filed under: Settlements, Excessive Force (Police)

Chicago Pays $40 Million Per Year to Private Firms to Defend Police Violence Cases by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Police misconduct is costing the city of Chicago nearly $40 million a year in outside legal fees. Although the city has its own in-house counsel to handle legal …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Western IL Correctional Center

Publication • February 27, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Western IL Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRANO AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILllNOIS 62794-9276 · (217} 782-3397 JB PRITIKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR 217/785-0561 February 27, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL# 7011 1150 0001 0857 1842 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Western IL Correctional Center c/o …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Taylorville Correctional Center

Publication • February 21, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Taylorville Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794•9276 • (217) 782·3397 JB PRlnKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J, KIM, DIRECTOR 217/785-0561 February 21, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL #7011 1150 0001 0857 1378 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Taylorville Correctional Center Melinda Eddy, Warden …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Graham Correctional Center

Publication • February 21, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Graham Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, llllNOIS 62794-9276 · (217) 782-3397 JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR JB PRlnKER, GOVERNOR 21 71785-0561 February 21, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL# 7021 2720 0000 2345 0397 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Graham Correctional Center c/o Glen …

Madeline Mendoza Exonerated After Wrongful Conviction for Murder Engineered by Disgraced Former Chicago PD Detective Reynaldo Guevara

Article • February 19, 2023

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Actual Innocence/Claim of Innocence

Madeline Mendoza Exonerated After Wrongful Conviction for Murder Engineered by Disgraced Former Chicago PD Detective Reynaldo Guevara by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott In January 2023, a Cook County Illinois judge vacated the wrongful conviction of Madeline Mendoza who served 17 years in prison for a murder she …

Illinois Town Will Pay $12 Million to Family After SWAT Officer Shot 12-Year-Old in Kneecap While Sitting on Bed With Hands Up

Article • February 19, 2023

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Shootings, Settlements, Juveniles

Illinois Town Will Pay $12 Million to Family After SWAT Officer Shot 12-Year-Old in Kneecap While Sitting on Bed With Hands Up by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott In early February of 2023, Al Holfeld, Jr., lawyer for Crystal Worship and her son Amir, announced that their federal …

News in Brief

Article • February 15, 2023 • from CLN March, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: The DOJ Civil Rights Division announced on Oct. 21, 2022, that a former sheriff’s deputy in Dallas County was charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in the middle of the day on Jan. 30, 2020. The Miami Herald reported that the then-active deputy, …

Seventh Circuit: Defendant Entitled to Present Entrapment Defense Where ‘Some Evidence’ Exists of Government Inducement and Lack of Predisposition to Commit Crime

Article • February 15, 2023 • from CLN March, 2023

Filed under: Government Deception and Trickery, Evidence - Failure to Disclose

Seventh Circuit: Defendant Entitled to Present Entrapment Defense Where ‘Some Evidence’ Exists of Government Inducement and Lack of Predisposition to Commit Crime by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that Robert Shawn Anderson was entitled to present his entrapment defense to …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Logan Correctional Center

Publication • February 14, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Logan Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRANO AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFliELO, ILUNOIS 62794-9276 • (217) 782-3397 JB PRITZKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR 217/785-0561 February 14, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL#70111150000108571828 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Logan Correctional Center c/o Jeanmarie Case 1096 1350th Street Lincoln, IL …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Shawnee Correctional Center

Publication • February 14, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Shawnee Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9276 · (217) 782-3397 JB PRlnKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR 217/785-0561 February 14, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL# 702127200000 2345 0908 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Shawnee Correctional Center C/O Darren Galloway Shawnee Correctional …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Joliet Inpatient Treatment Center

Publication • February 10, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Joliet Inpatient Treatment Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRAND AVENUE EAsT, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILUNOIS 62794·9276 • (217) 782· 3397 JB PRlnKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR 217/785-0561 February 10, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL # 7021 2720 0000 2345 0373 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Joliet Inpatient Treatment …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Lawrence County Correctional Center

Publication • February 7, 2023

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IL EPA-Violation Notice-Lawrence County Correctional Center

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Robinson Correctional Center

Publication • February 6, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Robinson Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRANO AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9276 • (217) 782-3397 JB PRITZKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR 217/785-0561 February 6, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL # 7011 1150 000 I 0857 1811 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Robinson Correctional Center c/o …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Decatur Correctional Center

Publication • February 6, 2023

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IL EPA-Violation Notice-Decatur Correctional Center

Wrongful Conviction for First-Degree Murder Vacated 26 Years After Misconduct by Corrupt Chicago Detective Reynaldo Guevara Framed Him

Article • January 11, 2023

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, Major Fraud/Fraud Offenses Act

Wrongful Conviction for First-Degree Murder Vacated 26 Years After Misconduct by Corrupt Chicago Detective Reynaldo Guevara Framed Him by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Edwin Davila’s first-degree murder conviction has been vacated after he was paroled in February of 2020. At the time of his release, Davila had …

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Stateville Correctional Center

Publication • January 9, 2023

Filed under: Water

IL EPA-Violation Notice-Stateville Correctional Center ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1021 NORTH GRANO AVENUE EAST, P.O. Box 19276, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9276 · (217) 782·3397 JB PRITZKER, GOVERNOR JOHN J. KIM, DIRECTOR 21 7/785-0561 January 9, 2023 CERTIFIED MAIL #7021 2720 0000 2345 0304 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Stateville Correctional Center c/o Randy …