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Articles by Joan Parkin

The Legacy of a Torturer

Loaded on Oct. 31, 2018 by Joan Parkin published in Criminal Legal News November, 2018, page 30

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Racial Discrimination, Excessive Force (Police), Racial Profiling. Location: Illinois.

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 ...