For more than two decades, Chicago has wrestled
with the legacy of a shadowy crew of police detectives accused of
torturing men in custody, eliciting false confessions that sent many of
those men to prison.
The scandal battered the local justice system's
reputation, cost tens of millions of dollars in legal settlements and
put the crew's commander behind bars. It also led to the release of
several wrongly convicted men.
The book isn't closed on the case. Dozens of
alleged victims — most of them black and poor — are still waiting to
have their claims heard.
But the city might finally be ready for a reckoning.
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Source: NBC News
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