In 2015, the Chicago City Council passed a Reparation Ordinance as a result of the racially-motivated police torture organized by Chicago Police Department Commander Jon Burge, who died this month.

Once the Reparation Ordinance was put in place Chicago became the first city in the U.S. to provide reparation for racially-motivated police violence. As America watches the trial of Jason Van Dyke where an on-duty Chicago police officer shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times many may believe we have a long way to go to reduce police violence.

To help meet those efforts, last year the city opened the Chicago Torture Justice Center. The organization is a safe-haven that provides resources to Chicago police torture survivors. We’ll talk to the director of programming and program director of the center to learn more about the ins-and-outs of running an agency that’s the first of its kind.

GUEST: Rodney Walker, program director of Chicago Torture Justice Center

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GUEST: Aislinn Pulley, director of programming of Chicago Torture Justice Center

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Chicago Torture Justice Center Official Website

Chicago’s new center for police-torture victims is first of its kind in U.S.

(Chicago Trib 5/27/17)