When police arrest a suspect who is then convicted of the crime, it is a rare exception rather than the rule in the US.
Behind the Data
Chicago Police Department partially restores access to arrests data following outcry
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The arrest API had been shut down after The Chicago Reporter used it to disprove official claims about arrests during George Floyd protests.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Community oversight or control? Coalitions meet on competing police accountability proposals
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Both the Grassroots Alliance for Police Accountability and the Civilian Police Accountability Council campaigns want to maximize the community’s role in selecting public safety leaders.
Coronavirus
Forgotten: Stateville inmates warn of rising COVID-19 outbreak behind bars
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In letters and interviews, men inside the facility describe conditions they say are continuing to drive infections at the Illinois prison hardest hit by coronavirus.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Denying arrestees access to lawyers a longstanding problem at the Chicago Police Department
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A lawsuit became necessary after Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to back an ordinance on the immediate right to legal counsel in police custody, a measure called for by her Police Accountability Task Force four years ago, advocates say.
Criminal Justice
Chicago has nearly tripled per capita police spending since 1964, data show
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Chicago is spending more on policing per person than at any time in the last half-century despite a persistent drop in crime over the last two decades, while the vast majority of murders remain unsolved.
Criminal Justice
Chicago police investigating 78 complaints of officers removing or covering badges during protests
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Superintendent David Brown declined to specify what would happen to officers caught engaging in the condemned practice.
Civilian Office of Police Accountability
Lightfoot says police officers who cover or remove name tag, badge number, should be fired
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Images and video show Chicago officers hiding identifying information during protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
Criminal Justice
Chicago police launch investigation into officer for covering up name tag, badge number at George Floyd protests
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Violent clashes between police and protesters have led to a large number of allegations of police misconduct.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Chicago needs new use-of-force policy that bans chokeholds
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George Floyd’s horrifying death at the hands of Minneapolis police underscores the urgent need to continue working towards reforms outlined in the consent decree at the Chicago Police Department.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Bail reform and bond funds do not undermine public safety
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A recent Chicago Tribune investigation relies on incomplete data and cherry-picked anecdotes to attack the work of the Chicago Community Bond Fund and The Bail Project.