Police Torture in Chicago, Chicago Reader
An archive of articles by John Conroy on police torture, Jon Burge, and related issues including groundbreaking article “House of Screams.”
Tribune Archives: Jon Burge’s Legacy
Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge was convicted on all three counts of obstruction of justice and perjury for lying about police torture. Special prosecutors had alleged that Burge led the torture of criminal suspects for two decades, coercing dozens of confessions. Articles from 2010-2015.
Jon Burge, CBS Chicago, Posts from 2010-2015.
How Chicago police condemned the innocent: a trail of coerced confessions, Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian, 2/19/2015
Chicago Organizers Seek Police Torture Reparations, Emily Brosious, Gapers Block, 2/17/2015
The Push for Reparations for Victims of Police Brutality and Torture, Jackson Marciana and Reagan Ali, Counter Current News, 2/15/2015
For Decades, Chicago Police Used City Jails as Torture Chambers, Terrell Jermaine Starr, AlterNet, 2/13/2015
We Must Love Each Other: Lessons in Struggle and Justice from Chicago, Mariame Kaba, Prison Culture, 2/15/2015
Chicago Torture: Freedom for Jon Burge Can’t Be the Last Chapter, Kelly Hayes, Transformative Spaces
Ex-Chicago Officer Accused of Torturing Black Men Is Released From Prison, Lynette Holloway, The Root, 2/14/2015
Former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge released from home confinement, Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 2/13/2015
Black Lives Matter: Darrell Cannon and His Fellow Police Torture Survivors, Flint Taylor, Huffington Post, 2/10/2015
At Rahm Emanuel’s Doorstep: On Reparations, Police Torture, and Moving On, Kelly Hayes, Transformative Spaces, 2/7/2015
The Chicago Police Torture Scandal: A Legal and Political HistoryFlint Taylor, CUNY Law Review, 1/30/2015
118 Claps: Struggling for Reparations in Chicago, Mariame Kaba, Prison Culture, 1/23/2015
Raise Your Voice for Reparations NOW, Mariame Kaba, Prison Culture, 1/20/2015
Taunts aside, Burge torture victims deserve compensation, Sun-Times Editorial Board, 1/19/2015
Emanuel Signal He Might Consider City Reparations For Police Torture Victims, Craig Dellmore, CBS Chicago, 1/16/2015
Emanuel promises to achieve ‘closure’ for Burge torture victims, Fran Spielman, Sun-Times, 1/16/2015
For the Living…, Mariame Kaba, Prison Culture, 1/15/2015
Burge torture accusers seek reparations, Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune 1/15/2015
Burge Reparations Protesters Serenade City Hall on MLK Day, Ted Cox, DNAinfo, 1/15/2015
Activists, Police Torture Victims Renew Call for Reparations, Craig Dellmore, CBS Chicago 1/15/2015
Sights and Sounds of Chicago’s Struggle for Reparations…, Mariame Kaba, Prison Culture, 12/31/2014
Chicago Police Torture: United Nation’s Committee Against Torture Addresses Systemic Problems in US Law Enforcement and Justice Systems, Flint Taylor, The Huffington Post, 12/22/2014
‘Fight For Justice Is Not Over’: Chicago Survivors of Police Torture Demand Reparations, Sarah Lazare, Common Dreams, 12/16/2014
Chicago Police Tortured Dozens of Black Men. Now, Victims Are Demanding Reparations, Amanda Tugade, In These Times, 12/17/2014
March from Police HQ to City Hall Backs Reparations for Burge Torture Victims, Ted Cox, DNAinfo, 12/16/2014
When Chicago Tortured, Noah Berlatsky, The Atlantic, 12/17/2014
US Youth Take Police Violence Charges to the UN Committee Against Torture, Salim Muwakkil, In These Times, 12/11/2014
UN Committee Against Torture Calls Out U.S. Government and the City of Chicago on the Burge Torture Cases, Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, 11/28/2014
Here’s the Latest from the Case Against Jon Burge, Rui Kaneya, Chicago Magazine, 11/24/2014
Activists Continue Push for Reparations for Victims of Chicago Police Torture, Joseph Erbentraut, The Huffington Post, 10/27/2014
Mayor Emanuel Rides the Fence as Police Torturer Jon Burge Is Released From Prison, Flint Taylor, The Huffington Post, 10/10/2014 (Updated 12/10/2014)
Former Chicago Police Commander Accused of Torture Released from Prison, George Lavender, In These Times, 10/8/2014
After Torturing More Than 100 Black Men, Chicago Cop Walks Out of Jail After Less Than 4 Years—with Full Pension, Nick Chiles, Atlanta Black Star, 10/4/2014
Jon Burge, ex-Chicago cop who ran torture ring released from prison, Trymaine Lee, MSNBC, 10/3/14
Opinion: Council Needs to Move on Reparations for Burge’s Torture Victims, Mark W. Anderson, NBC Chicago, 10/2/2014
Reparations Sought for Burge Torture Victims as Disgraced Ex-cop Released, Ted Cox, DNAinfo, 10/2/2014
Ex-cop Burge leaves prison, but torture victim is left seeking reparations, Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 10/2/2014
Jon Burge, Torturer of Over 100 Black Men Is Out of Prison After Less Than 4 Years, Flint Taylor, In These Times, 10/2/2014
Disgraced Chicago police commander accused of torture freed from prison, Mark Gaurino, The Guardian, 10/2/2014
Free After 3 Years: Chicago’s Jon Burge Who Torture 100 Black Men, Carla Murphy, Colorlines, 10/2/2014
Burge leaving prison, but a mess remains, Editorial, Sun-Times, 9/29/2014
Victims of the Chicago PD’s Torture Campaign Want Justice, Alison Flowers, Vice, 9/22/2014
30 years later, the stakes for combatting torture remain high, Jasmine Heiss, The Hill, 5/22/2014
On Police Torture, Bearing Witness and Saving Ourselves, Mariame Kaba, Prison Culture, 4/7/2014
‘Sorry’ Not Good Enough for Chicago Torture Survivors, Flint Taylor and Joey Mogul, In These Times, 1/6/2014
Why you should sign the petition demanding reparations for Chicago police torture survivors, Black Youth Project, 11/12/2013
Aldermen Want To Set Up $20M Fund For Police Torture Victims,Craig Dellmore, CBS Chicago, 10/16/2013
When cops torture, an apology isn’t enough, Moorbey’z Blog, 9/27/2013
Rahm Emanuel Apologizes for Police Torture: Now What?, Flint Taylor, The Nation, 9/18/2013
Mayor: ‘Sorry’ for Burge torture era, Hal Dardick and John Byrne, Chicago Tribune, 9/11/2013
Burge Torture Costs City 12 Million in Latest Settlements, Ted Cox, DNAinfo, 9/6/2013
Commission finds evidence of police torture in 5 convictions, Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 7/26/2013
Burge Torture Victim to Receive $10 Million, Ted Cox, DNAinfo 7/19/2013
Daley Subpoenaed in Police Torture Scandal – Will He Finally Testify?, David Protess, The Huffington Post, 7/16/2013
Cook County State’s Attorneys’ Office Disqualified (Again) From Burge Torture Cases, Flint Taylor, The Huffington Post, 4/24/2013 (Updated 6/24/2013)
Special prosecutor will be appointed in 5 new Burge torture cases, Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 4/12/2013
Un/settling scores: Actions for Torture Justice, David Buuck, Jacket 2, 3/26/2013
Police Torture and the Death Penalty in Illinois: Ten Years Later, Flint Taylor, The Nation, 1/11/2013
The Charge Is Torture, Jeremy Ohmes, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 10/2012
Incarcerated Victims of Chicago Police Torture File Ground Breaking Class Action Petition, Flint Taylor, The Huffington Post, 10/16/2012
More Potential Burge Victims Want Justice, Paris Schutz, Chicago Tonight, 10/16/2012
The Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission—Defunded but Not Forgotten, Flint Taylor, The Huffington Post, 9/25/20112 (Updated 11/25/2012)
The Torture of Darrell Cannon, Flint Taylor, The Huffington Post, 8/10/2012
Police torture panel shuts down but what about victims?, Starla Muhammad, The Final Call, 8/3/2012
Stanley Wrice Case, Karen Hawkins, The Huffington Post, 2/2/2012
Jon Burge, Torture, and the Militarization of the Police, Mariame Kaba, Prison Culture, 12/28/2011
The Top 5 Corrupt Police Officers Of All-Time, Casey Gane-McCalla, News One, 9/28/2011
A Convict’s Odyssey, Steve Bogira, Chicago Reader, 5/5/2011
As Burge heads to prison, torture questions linger, Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune, 3/15/2011
Who Polices the Police? John Conroy Reflects on the Burge Trial, John Conroy, Better Government Association, 1/25/2011
Jon Burge Sentenced: Was Justice Served, Alice Kim, Dancing the Dialectic, 1/22/2011
Former Chicago Police Officer Jon Burge Sentenced for Lying About Police Torture, US Department of Justice, 1/21/2011
A New Ground Zero: A Tribute, Alice Kim, Dancing the Dialectic, 11/15/2010
Jury Convicts Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge of Lying About Torture, Democracy Now!, 6/29/2010
A Culture of Torture: Mark Clements, Jon Burge and the CPD, Michael Volpe, Gapers Block, 7/1/2010
Activists want ex-cop accused of torture jailed and police torture outlawed, La Risa Lynch, The Final Call, 6/12/2010
Verdict in Burge Trial Will Not Bring Issue to a Close, Katie Fretland and Don Terry, New York Times, 6/26/2010
“Injustice Has No Color”: Coalition Seeks Anti-Torture Law, Adam Doster, Progress Illinois, 6/1/2010
Alleged Torture Victim Stanley Howard Talks Justice From Behind Bars, WBEZ, 5/25/2010
Trial Begins for Ex-Chicago Police Lt. Accused of Torturing More than 100 African American Men, Democracy Now!, 5/24/2010
New State Commission To Look Into Burge Torture Cases, Rob Wildeboer, WBEZ, 8/11/2009
No Money for New State Commission to Investigate Burge Torture Cases,Rob Wildeboer, WBEZ, 8/11/2009
Madison Hobley: From False Conviction to Pardon, WBEZ, 1/8/2009
The Chicago Cop Accused of Lying About Abuse, Dirk Johnson, Newsweek, 10/29/08
Jon Burge, The Olympics and Torture in Chicago, Monroe Anderson, The Huffington Post, 9/19/2008
Families of the Victims Tortured by Chicago Detectives Rejoice at First Arrest, Liliana Segura, AlterNet, 10/26/2008
Failure of Special Prosecutors to Fairly Investigate Police Torture in Chicago, Chicago Justice Project, 4/24/2007
Chicago Torture: A $7 million whitewash, Julien Ball, International Socialist Review, 9/2006
Torture in the Homeland, Salim Muwakkil, In These Times, 12/10/2005
Human rights group asked to aid Burge probe, Steve Ivey, Chicago Tribune, 10/15/2005
Meet the Death Row 10: Jerry Mahaffey, Alice Kim, New Abolitionist, 5/2005
Meet the Death Row 10: Victor Safforld, Noreen McNulty, New Abolitionist, 3/2004
Meet the Death Row 10: Grayland Johnson, Christine Haley, New Abolitionist, 9/2003
Interview with Leroy Orange, Renay San Miguel, CNN, 1/11/2003
4 Death Row Inmates Are Pardoned, Jodi Wilgoren, New York Times, 1/11/2003
Illinois pardons four on death row, The Guardian, 1/10/2003
Ryan pardons 4, Chicago Tribune, 1/10/2003
Meet the Death Row 10: Leonard Kidd, Joan Parkin, New Abolitionist, 12/2003
Meet the Death Row 10: Reginald Mahaffey, Joan Parkin, New Abolitionist, 8/2002
Meet the Death Row 10: Aaron Patterson, Noreen McNulty, New Abolitionist, 2/2002
Chicago Opens Police Corruption Cases, AP, LA Times, 12/16/2001
Meet the Death Row 10: Leroy Orange, Noreen McNulty, New Abolitionist, 10/2001
Meet the Death Row 10: Andrew Maxwell, Greta Holmes, New Abolitionist, 4/2001
Meet the Death Row 10: Frank Bounds, Alice Kim, New Abolitionist, 11/2000
Meet the Death Row 10: Madison Hobley, Stephanie M. Kubilus, New Abolitionist, 9/2000
Meet the Death Row 10: Ronald Kitchen, Joan Parkin, New Abolitionist, 5/2000
Trial by Torture, Sasha Abramsky, Mother Jones, 3/3/2000
Meet the Death Row 10: Stanley Howard, Joan Parkin, New Abolitionist, 2/2000
A tortured path to Death Row, Steve Mills and Ken Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 11/17/1999
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