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Nationally, police have shot and killed about 950 people in the past year. How does that compare with other countries?
Nationally, police have shot and killed about 950 people in the past year. How does that compare with other countries?
Reset talks to Radley Balko, the author of “Rise Of The Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces.“
Authorities say two people were killed and at least 30 others were wounded in mass shootings in three cities, including Chicago.
Cook County’s top prosecutor shows Chicago gun arrests increasingly netting people who committed no violent crime and have no priors.
Democrats are making changes to their landmark criminal justice bill. Are they undermining it or just making it easier to implement?
“What you can do to help is go and meet your neighbors,” Tamar Manasseh said. “It goes a long way. Community goes a long way in this city.”
A criminal justice group founded by inmates calls Illinois’ no parole system “death by incarceration.”
Calls for reform and even defunding Chicago Police have grown louder in recent years. But the pressure on the department to change is nothing new.
The legislation, waiting for the governor’s signature, is meant to prevent false confessions and wrongful convictions.
A Cook County jury’s award rebuffs an appellate ruling that left the whistleblower with $100,000 for that harm.