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The Legacy of a Torturer

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

Former Chicago police commander and torturer Jon Burge ...

 

 

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