Posts tagged police abuse
#98: Invisible Chicago
#98: Invisible Chicago

Chicago has seen police scandals for decades -- from torturing suspects into confessions to the Laquan McDonald murder and coverup. 

James Kalven has combined journalism and human rights work to spur police reform. Has it worked? And what lies ahead for a city awash in homicides and distrust of police?

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InterviewsDavid HarrisJamie Kalven, Invisible Institute, Citizens Police Data Project, Chicago, data science, police abuse, police killings, torture, Rahm Emanuel, 91-120
#83: Police Torture in Chicago: The Damage and Legacy of a Monstrous Injustice (reprise)
#83: Police Torture in Chicago: The Damage and Legacy of a Monstrous Injustice (reprise)

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.

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InterviewsDavid HarrisSteve Mills, propublica, Chicago, torture, police abuse, human rights