#84: Police Torture in Chicago: The Damage and Legacy of a Monstrous Injustice
Steve Mills, ProPublica
The word “torture” conjures images of Abu Ghraib in Iraq, or waterboarding at CIA black sites. But in the 70s and 80s, torture went on in parts of the Chicago Police Department for years. We’ll learn what happened, and we’ll talk about the consequences for civilians and the justice system.
Steve Mills is a veteran journalist and Deputy Editor of ProPublica Illinois.