Cook County Public Defender's Office Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/cook-county-public-defenders-office/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 05:42:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Cook County Public Defender's Office Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/cook-county-public-defenders-office/ 32 32 163009088 Denying arrestees access to lawyers a longstanding problem at the Chicago Police Department https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:40:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=6138026 A lawsuit became necessary after Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to back an ordinance on the immediate right to legal counsel in police custody, a measure called for by her Police Accountability Task Force four years ago, advocates say.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/denying-arrestees-access-to-lawyers-a-longstanding-problem-at-the-chicago-police-department/feed/ 0 6138026 Federal judge denies mass release at Cook County Jail, named ‘top U.S. hot spot’ for COVID-19 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/federal-judge-denies-mass-release-at-cook-county-jail-named-top-u-s-hot-spot-for-covid-19/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/federal-judge-denies-mass-release-at-cook-county-jail-named-top-u-s-hot-spot-for-covid-19/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=5762629 New safety measures have been ordered while advocates insist that medical vulnerabilities are being ignored and many remain locked up only because they can’t afford bail.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/federal-judge-denies-mass-release-at-cook-county-jail-named-top-u-s-hot-spot-for-covid-19/feed/ 0 5762629 The Kim Foxx effect: how prosecutions have changed in Cook County https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-kim-foxx-effect-how-prosecutions-have-changed-in-cook-county/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-kim-foxx-effect-how-prosecutions-have-changed-in-cook-county/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:00:20 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=4638853 The state’s attorney promised to transform the office. Data shows she’s dismissed thousands of felonies that would have been pursued in the past.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/the-kim-foxx-effect-how-prosecutions-have-changed-in-cook-county/feed/ 0 4638853 Mainstream media supports flawed Chicago Police gun ‘offender’ data portal https://www.chicagoreporter.com/mainstream-media-supports-flawed-chicago-police-gun-offender-data-portal/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/mainstream-media-supports-flawed-chicago-police-gun-offender-data-portal/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:28:59 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3897667 Despite calls by experts to take down the dashboard, editorial boards overlook the dangers of dirty data and conflating gun possession with violent crime.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/mainstream-media-supports-flawed-chicago-police-gun-offender-data-portal/feed/ 0 3897667 Chicago police chief uses dirty data to blame gun violence on bond reform https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-chief-uses-dirty-data-to-blame-gun-violence-on-bond-reform/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-chief-uses-dirty-data-to-blame-gun-violence-on-bond-reform/#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2019 19:11:58 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=3842745 Supt. Eddie Johnson’s misleading new portal on gun offenders reinforces his distorted view of how our justice system is supposed to work.

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