Chicago Torture Justice Center
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Police Torture Survivors Pushing For Memorial Urge Mayoral Candidates To Support Effort
The memorial was promised as part of the city's 2015 reparations package. Two of the police torture survivors have died in the seven-year wait for it.
6 Years Later, Police Torture Survivors Are Still Waiting On The Memorial Chicago Promised Them
Under former Police Cmdr. Jon Burge, officers tortured at least 100 Black men into confessions over two decades.
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