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Criminal Justice

Stop-and-frisk down 80% in Chicago but Black and Latinx people still hit the hardest, judge finds

by Josh McGhee October 29, 2019October 30, 2019

President Donald Trump took aim at the Chicago Police Department as a new report details reform efforts ushered in by an agreement with the ACLU.

Criminal 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

Criminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Lightfoot blames bond court reform for gun violence

by Curtis Black July 25, 2019July 25, 2019

Why Juneteenth didn’t end the exploitation of black labor

by Kathy Roberts Forde and Bryan Bowman June 19, 2018July 3, 2019

Criminal 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

Criminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Where does criminal justice reform stand one year after Kim Foxx elected?

by Curtis Black December 7, 2017December 6, 2017

Criminal Justice, Government and Politics, Housing, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Emanuel refuses to move beyond Chicago’s racist policies

by Curtis Black June 1, 2017June 1, 2017

Criminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Locking up more people is not the solution to gun violence

by Curtis Black March 23, 2017March 2, 2018

Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Emanuel is the last person to give Democrats advice on strategy

by Curtis Black February 8, 2017June 25, 2017

Employment and Labor, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Democratic leaders aided Trump by failing the working class

by Curtis Black November 9, 2016June 1, 2017