The city of Chicago has begun a $5.5 million payout of reparations to nearly 60 individuals who were tortured by the police in the 1970s and 1980s.
In an effort to address the pain of dozens of torture victims who experienced brutal treatment at the hands of former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon…
Ex-Chicago Cop Jon Burge Gets 4 1/2 Years for Lying About Torture of 100 Black Men By Jeff Mays on Jan 24th 2011 1:08PM Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights Jon Burge, the ex-Chicago cop convicted of lying about his role in overseeing a ring of cops that tortured 100 black men, was sentenced […]