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"There was no possibility in their mind that I didn't do it"new
Andre Davis was sentenced to 80 years for an unforgivable crime—a crime he swore he didn't commit. Two decades later, someone finally started taking his innocence claims seriously.
Chicago Reader |
Jordan Michael Smith |
08-30-2013 |
Crime & Justice
When death row and dog cages are a step up in the worldnew
Prisoners who have left Tamms, the recently closed Illinois supermax, are experiencing unfamiliar luxuries in their new prison--such as seeing the person they're talking with.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
01-31-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Concentrated Poverty and Homicide in Chicagonew
Segregation's lethal legacy marches on.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
07-27-2012 |
Crime & Justice
A Convict's Odysseynew
When he was 16, Mark Clements talked his way into four life sentences. Twenty-eight years later, he talked his way out.
Chicago Reader |
Steve Bogira |
05-05-2011 |
Crime & Justice
'About the Most Airtight Case of Innocence'new
How a legal storm capsized a petition to free a man who's been imprisoned for three decades.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
04-12-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Is it Too Easy to Clobber a Cabbie in Chicago?new
Walid Ziada's fellow cabbies say his attackers are getting off lightly -- despite a new Illinois law intended to protect taxi drivers.
Chicago Reader |
Kari Lydersen |
10-19-2009 |
Crime & Justice
Hell in a Cell: Inside Tamms Supermax Prisonnew
The prison near the southern tip of Illinois was built to punish disruptive inmates with temporary solitary confinement. Yet Reginald Berry spent the better part of eight years there -- and he was luckier than many.
Chicago Reader |
Jeffrey Felshman |
04-28-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Go Indirectly to Jailnew
A social worker's seven-hour quest to visit a client at Cook County.
Chicago Reader |
Angela Rogensues |
12-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Persistence of Andrew Wilsonnew
A cop killer who fought to expose torture in the Chicago Police Department has died, but his testimony from beyond the grave could still help bring down its perpetrators.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
12-03-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Case of Chicago's Invisible Gag Ordernew
The city's lawyers claim a gag order prevents them from discussing the strange deal they made to settle police torture lawsuits -- but there's no order.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
10-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Meter's Still Running and the Mayor's Still Mumnew
Since 2003, Chicago has paid some $7 million in legal fees to fight five police torture lawsuits it probably can't win -- the latest turn in this saga involves a secret settlement agreement designed to protect Daley.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
07-09-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Killed By a Cop Carnew
Chicago's police department may be covering up yet another lethal mistake by its officers.
Chicago Reader |
Tori Marlan |
06-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Twenty Questions for Chicago's Mayornew
Lawyers for police torture victims are trying to get Mayor Daley on the stand -- we've got a few things to ask him too.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
05-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cop Kills Unarmed Man on Cameranew
Officer Alvin Weems shot an unarmed man point-blank in view of Chicago Transit Authority security cameras. Investigators recommended that he be fired -- but he was promoted instead.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
04-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Christian Rehab Programs Were Working in Chicago Jailsnew
So why did Cook County shut them down?
Chicago Reader |
Burt Michaels |
03-19-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
