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Trial Begins for Ex-Chicago Police Lt. Accused of Torturing More than 100 Black Men

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 24, 2010.

Jon Burge oversaw a brutal interrogation program that sent countless innocent men to prison after they were tortured into confessing to crimes they didn't commit.

Muckraking AlterNet Coverage Exposes Wrongful Incarceration

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. January 15, 2010.

After 23 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Michael Tillman, a victim of police torture, is finally free.

Families of the Victims Tortured by Chicago Detectives Rejoice at First Arrest

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. October 27, 2008.

A 25-year fight to bring Jon Burge and police who systematically tortured black men to justice makes a critical breakthrough.

Justice Denied: Scores of Black Men Tortured by Chicago Police Still Await New Trials

Jessica Pupovac, AlterNet. July 23, 2008.

More than 20 years after being tortured into giving confessions by Chicago police officers, dozens of black men remain behind bars.