After a scathing report by the U.S. Justice Department, the Independent Police Review Authority on Jan. 18 was accused of leaking a confidential memo about the agency’s investigation into Lt. Glenn Evans. The allegations were part of a quarterly report by Inspector General Joseph Ferguson, who said an IPRA investigator’s “improper handling of confidential investigative […]
The battle between the Black community and the Chicago Police Department has stemmed from decades of racial tension, discrimination, unwarranted arrests and convictions that have…
The City of Chicago has had numerous lawsuits filed against in police misconduct cases—some of the biggest settlements have stemmed from the abuse of former…
Can Chicago Police Really Be Held Accountable? By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer Last week, the Police Accountability Task Force (PATF), held the second…
Maybe it’s time to hold IPRA Accountable By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer On April 21, 2015, Judge Anthony Porter acquitted Chicago Police Officer…
CHICAGO–ASSOCIATED PRESS By Michael Tarm: A federal judge on Thursday granted the release of 2013 surveillance video showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting…
On Thursday, a federal judge granted the release of the surveillance video showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 17-year-old black January 7, 2013 carjacking suspect after the city withdrew its objection to it being made public. The city could release the video of 17-year-old Cedrick Chatman’s death within hours, but a spokesman for the […]
The Fight To Save Police Misconduct Records By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer Despite the recent release of 56,000 police misconduct records ranging from…
