Chicago Torture Justice Memorials
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.
Chicago Promised Police Torture Survivors A Memorial. Nearly 6 Years Later, They’re Still Waiting For Funding
Though the memorial was approved in 2015, former Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration failed to allocate funding before he left office in 2019. Now, organizers are working with the Lightfoot administration to fulfill this promise.
