Episode 192 – Chicago Police – Torture

Brew Crime is back as we cover our new series Torture. Mike tells you about the Chicago Police Tortures from the 1970’s to the 1990’s.

Sources

● American Civil Liberties Union. (n.d.). Chicago paves the way for reparations for police sadism.

● Burge Reparations Information Center. (n.d.). Timeline of Events. Chicago Torture Justice Memorials.

● Center for Constitutional Rights. (n.d.). Chicago Police Torture Justice Memorials.

● Chicago Reporter. (2024). Settlement tsunami: Chicago spending more than double city budget on police misconduct settlements.

● Government Publishing Office. (2009). Hearing: Torture and Accountability.

● Invisible Institute. (n.d.). The Chicago Police Torture Archive.

● Justice Department. (2011). Former Chicago Police Officer Jon Burge sentenced for lying about police torture.

● Mogul, J. (2016). A four-decade struggle: Police torture on Chicago’s Southside. Loyola University Chicago Law Journal.

● Mogul, J. (2015). Chicago paves the way for reparations for police sadism. American Civil Liberties Union.

● Tribune. (2011). Jon Burge sentenced to 4 1/2 years in federal prison.

● Wollman, D. (2024). The Chicago Police Torture Archive: Historical Context. Invisible Institute.

● WTTW News. (2025). City council committee to consider $35.2M to settle 4 police misconduct cases.

● WTTW News. (2015). Reparations package for Burge victims.

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