In this three-part audio documentary, journalist Adam M. Rhodes explores the history of police torture in Chicago and ongoing efforts to address that torture now. Episode 1 chronicles the history of the Jon Burge torture scandal from 1972 to 2015, when Chicago passed a historic reparations ordinance for torture survivors.

Abby Blachman's Sept. 2019 article, "Decades after alleged torture by police: Years more wait to have cases resolved" : https://www.injusticewatch.org/news/2019/decades-after-alleged-torture-by-police-years-more-wait-to-have-cases-resolved/

Burge and Beyond: Episode 1

In this three-part audio documentary, journalist Adam M. Rhodes explores the history of police torture in Chicago and ongoing efforts to address that torture now. Episode 2 brings us up to speed on the status of reparations in Chicago and details the myriad ways justice has stalled for torture survivors.

Burge and Beyond: Episode 2

In this three-part audio documentary, journalist Adam M. Rhodes explores the history of police torture in Chicago and ongoing efforts to address that torture now. Episode 3, the final episode, chronicles the case of Gerald Reed, a man whose double murder conviction was recently reinstated, despite overwhelming evidence that he was tortured by detectives under Jon Burge.

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