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Tag: Cook County Public Defender’s Office

Posted inPerspectives

Denying arrestees access to lawyers a longstanding problem at the Chicago Police Department

by Curtis Black June 25, 2020June 25, 2020

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.

Posted inCoronavirus

Federal judge denies mass release at Cook County Jail, named ‘top U.S. hot spot’ for COVID-19

by Josh McGhee April 9, 2020April 20, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice

The Kim Foxx effect: how prosecutions have changed in Cook County

by Matt Daniels October 24, 2019November 16, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Mainstream media supports flawed Chicago Police gun ‘offender’ data portal

by Curtis Black August 16, 2019August 16, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Chicago police chief uses dirty data to blame gun violence on bond reform

by Curtis Black August 9, 2019August 9, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice

Bad police fingerprint work undermines Chicago property crime cases

by Nicole Wetsman March 12, 2019March 11, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Arrestees not getting speedy access to counsel in Chicago

by Curtis Black June 7, 2018June 7, 2018
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

No need for Tom Dart to be gun-shy on bail reform

by Curtis Black March 5, 2018March 7, 2018
Posted inCriminal Justice

Bond court reforms may lead to more punitive pretrial conditions: report

by Jonah Newman October 25, 2017November 8, 2017
Posted inChild and Family, Criminal Justice

Juveniles in police custody to get more legal protections in Illinois

by Melissa Sanchez August 2, 2016August 23, 2016

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