police interrogations Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/police-interrogations/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:32:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png police interrogations Archives - The Chicago Reporter http://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/police-interrogations/ 32 32 163009088 Arrestees not getting speedy access to counsel in Chicago https://www.chicagoreporter.com/arrestees-not-getting-speedy-access-to-counsel-in-chicago/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/arrestees-not-getting-speedy-access-to-counsel-in-chicago/#respond Thu, 07 Jun 2018 18:21:22 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=2154543 The Chicago Police Department fails to follow the law and its own directives to allow those in custody a phone call to a lawyer within one hour of arrest, advocates say.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/arrestees-not-getting-speedy-access-to-counsel-in-chicago/feed/ 0 2154543 Police shooting lawsuit renews accusations that city withholds evidence https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-shooting-lawsuit-renews-accusations-that-city-withholds-evidence/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-shooting-lawsuit-renews-accusations-that-city-withholds-evidence/#respond Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:55:33 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=1017912 Chicago’s Law Department is once again under fire after failing to turn over files in the wrongful death case of Divonte Young.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-shooting-lawsuit-renews-accusations-that-city-withholds-evidence/feed/ 0 1017912 Anita Alvarez stands by disgraced Chicago police detective https://www.chicagoreporter.com/anita-alvarez-stands-by-disgraced-chicago-police-detective/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/anita-alvarez-stands-by-disgraced-chicago-police-detective/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:00:57 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=343512 The Cook County State’s Attorney’s defense of questionable convictions is why abusive cops like Reynaldo Guevara and Jon Burge are able to do so much damage, advocates say.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/anita-alvarez-stands-by-disgraced-chicago-police-detective/feed/ 0 343512 Juveniles in police custody to get more legal protections in Illinois https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:00:58 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=330254 New legislation would require the presence of an attorney and videotaped interrogations when minors are questioned in serious crimes.

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/juveniles-in-police-custody-to-get-more-legal-protections-in-illinois/feed/ 2 330254 Police reforms should make the right to legal representation real https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-reforms-should-make-the-right-to-legal-representation-real/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/police-reforms-should-make-the-right-to-legal-representation-real/#respond Thu, 19 May 2016 18:47:36 +0000 http://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=246221 In Chicago, only a minuscule number of people access legal counsel during police interrogations. But there are ways to fix that.

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