Three Links You Need To Know About
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
In the ongoing fight for criminal justice reformation and accountability, here are three links to keep you updated on what’s happening on the ground – here in Chicago.
The Chicago Defender’s Editorial Board interviewed the Police Accountability Task Force, which just released a scathing 190-page report on Chicago policing. And one question stood out the most. Read about it in this preview of this developing story:
https://chicagodefender.com/2016/04/18/what-lori-lightfoot-said/
Illinois State, House of Representative, La Shawn Ford and Illinois State, Senator Patrica Van Pelt’s bills to save the Chicago Police misconduct records have both cleared their committees and have advanced to the next stages in their journey to potentially becoming law. Thanks to all the Change.org supporters. Click here:
https://chicagodefender.com/2016/04/06/reforming-police-starts-with/
In the midst of everything that’s happening in the world today; a rather troubling pattern is starting to emerge. It’s centered around the very core values that this country was founded upon, at least in theory when it was convenient to the majority culture. Read about it now:
https://chicagodefender.com/2016/04/18/changing-the-rules-is/