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Freedom for inmate who claimed torture under Burge
Tribune reportersA man who says he was beaten into confessing to a double murder by detectives under disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge walked free from prison today, a quarter of a century after his arrest in 1986. Eric Caine, arrested in 1986 for the...Tags: South Chicago, Prisons, Justice System, Court Preliminary, Lawyers
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Judge in Burge case refuses to step down
A federal judge said she won't step down from the case of a former Chicago police lieutenant convicted of lying about the torture of suspects. U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow said Wednesday she won't recuse herself before Jon Burge is sentenced Jan. 20....Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Burge witness: Torture charges 'unprecedented'
Tribune reporterThe sentencing hearing for former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge recessed for the day after a University of Chicago professor testified that torture allegations against Burge are unlike any other police misconduct in the city's history. “This is an...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Social Issues, University of Chicago, Minority Groups
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Jon Burge judge cites a 'dismal failure' of police leadership
U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow sentenced Jon Burge to 4 1/2 years in prison on Friday. Highlights from her comments: •"You denied any knowledge of torture. … Unfortunately for you, the jury did not believe you, and I must agree that I did...Tags: Prisons, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Crimes
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Burge given 4 1/2 years in prison
In a packed courtroom Friday, a federal judge sentenced disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge to 4 1/2 years in prison, saying his torture of suspects irreparably damaged the justice system and blasting local, county and federal authorities...Tags: Chicago Police Department, Prisons, Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution
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Witnesses rail at Burge at 1st day of sentence hearing
Inside the interrogation room almost four decades ago, Anthony Holmes testified Thursday, he looked around at the other detectives as then-Chicago police Lt. Jon Burge electric-shocked and choked him.
Somebody would help, say "that is enough," Holmes...Tags: Health, Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution, Politics
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Madigan sues to block Burge pension
Tribune reporterAttorney General Lisa Madigan sued today to block disgraced former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge from collecting a pension because of his felony conviction. Just days after Burge was sentenced last month for lying about the torture and abuse of criminal...Tags: Retirement, Criminals, Lisa Madigan, Justice System, Pension and Welfare
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Richard Daley leaves office as one of Chicago's most ambitious mayors
Tribune staff reportersRichard Daley leaves office this month as one of the most ambitious mayors Chicago ever had, a political heir who embraced and transcended his birthright but whose hands-on drive to improve the city he loved did not always match his reach. Chicago's...Tags: Political Corruption, Health, Millennium Park, Justice System, Public Housing
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Plain text: George Ryan's deposition
Change of SubjectI'm not a fan of .pdf files for many things, so, once again, I've taken a .pdf in the news -- The deposition upon oral examination of George Ryan -- and cut and pasted the plain text. This always results......
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Mar 2, 2011
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