Injustice Watch
The New Stop And Frisk? Chicago Police Make Millions Of Traffic Stops While Searching For Guns
Chicago police pulled over hundreds of thousands more drivers than they previously reported, but they found guns in fewer than one of every 150 stops, according to a new data analysis.
Teens At Cook County Juvenile Jail Face Excessive Force, Extreme Isolation And Other Civil Rights Abuses, Watchdog Finds
Interviews, site visits, and records reviewed by a legal advocacy group reveal abusive behavior by staff against mostly Black teenagers with learning disabilities, according to a new report. Jail officials deny the claims.
Chicago Police Are Arresting Thousands More Black Drivers After Traffic Stops Than They Report
An analysis by Block Club Chicago and Injustice Watch found thousands of missing traffic stops that ended in gun possession arrests in data Chicago police are required to report to the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Hundreds More Black Chicagoans Are Pleading Guilty To Gun-Possession Charges. Here’s One Possible Reason Why.
As Chicago police have made more gun arrests, prosecutors are taking nearly all cases through the secretive grand jury process, where indictments are close to a sure thing.
Chicago Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. Eyeing A Run For Cook County Judge
West Side Ald. Chris Taliaferro also has his sights on a judicial seat.
In Illinois, You (Still) Don’t Have A Right To A Speedy Trial
Last April, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended the state’s speedy trial statute indefinitely, and the justices have yet to announce when or how they will reinstate it.
Cook County’s New Public Defender Seeks More Visibility — And Money — For His Office
A better-funded public defender’s office could be a leader in the fight for equity and justice, Sharone Mitchell said. Public defenders “put a mirror to the system and say that this isn’t working for us."
COVID-19 Hospitalizations At Illinois Corrections Department Leave Incarcerated Peoples’ Loved Ones In The Dark
Illinois prison officials have long failed to inform families when their loved ones are hospitalized or fall ill, advocates said. Coronavirus has made matters worse.
In 2020, Cook County Voters Cast Ballots For Judges In Historic Numbers
Voters kicked out one judge up for retention and brought four others to the brink, marking the second election in a row that a Cook County judge lost a retention bid.
All Cook County Judges Up For Re-Election — Including Toomin — Likely To Keep Their Seats
Judge Michael Toomin, a 40-year veteran of the bench who presides over the court’s juvenile justice division, appeared likely to keep his seat with 62% “yes” votes as of Wednesday morning.
Injustice Watch Mailed Its Judicial Election Guide To 1,000 Detainees At Cook County Jail. They Never Received Them.
Officials, in error, flagged the guides as contraband and sent them back.
Southwest Side Construction Worker Quickly Deported To Mexico While Awaiting DACA Decision
With the Trump administration seeking to kill the Obama-era program for immigrants, Jesus Alberto ‘Beto’ Lopez Gutierrez, 25, was deported after suing ICE.
Students And Alums Reveal Racist Culture At Top Chicago Private School
Current and former Latin School of Chicago students are accusing students and teachers of racism and abuse on Latin Survivors, a new Instagram account.
‘I Didn’t Envision Being Released In A Pandemic’
INJUSTICE WATCH: Curtis Ferdinand of the Ashburn neighborhood tells what it's like to be incarcerated — and released — amid the coronavirus pandemic.
