Our analysis shows a troubling pattern of officers charging alleged victims of police misconduct with aggravated battery or assault to a police officer or resisting arrest.
Settling for Misconduct
Chicago police officers fired over Laquan McDonald testimony were accused of another ‘cover up’
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The officers had allegedly filed false reports and failed to intervene in another police brutality incident, according to 2011 lawsuit.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Report: Kim Foxx reforms show reducing incarceration does not compromise public safety
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Criminal justice reform advocates say the Cook County state’s attorney is living up to her promises.
Settling for Misconduct
Cook County to appeal ruling finding Chicago police investigative alerts unconstitutional
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The controversial practice allowed officers to arrest people without obtaining a search warrant and has cost the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in misconduct settlements in recent years.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Lightfoot blames bond court reform for gun violence
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Backtracking on her campaign commitment to criminal justice reform, the mayor calls for locking more people up in Cook County.
Criminal Justice
Lawsuit: Chicago cops pointed guns at children during illegal raids
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Inspector General Joe Ferguson is launching an investigation on how police execute search warrants, specifically in raids where children are present at the residence.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Illinois prison officials are flying blind with electronic monitoring
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Pre-trial and post-release electronic monitoring is being challenged on the state level and in Cook County.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Four prison reform initiatives to watch on Re-entry Day in Illinois
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Lawmakers and advocates are pushing to limit solitary confinement and improve the health care, political representation and voting rights of state prisoners.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Lightfoot’s cop academy bombshell raises questions about leadership style
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By short-circuiting the conversation, as Rahm Emanuel did, the new mayor risks further polarizing the debate over police reform.
Settling for Misconduct
Chicago officer cleared of shooting Joshua Beal has history of racially charged violent encounters
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Sgt. Thomas Derouin is named in two police misconduct settlements in which officers used racial epithets against African Americans.
Perspectives
Juneteenth: Freedom’s promise is still denied to thousands of blacks unable to make bail
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Just as with so many other criminal justice policies, pretrial detention disproportionately affects African American men and women, destabilizing black families in the process.