Showing posts with label Richard Daley. Show all posts
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Chicago's Police Torture Trial

Jury selection is in progress in the trial of former police Lt. Jon Burge on federal charges of obstruction of justice and perjury.  Accused of lying in a civil lawsuit when he denied torturing suspects, Burge faces a maximum of 45 years in prison.

For decades, black men have described torture at the hand of Burge and his officers, but no one listened.  Suspects landed in jail and even on death row for crimes based on coerced confessions.  Their complaints charge Burge used various methods including suffocation, water boarding and electric shocks.