Resources — Chicago Police Torture Archive

A human rights documentation of Commander Jon Burge’s violence against more than 100 Black people, from the 1970s-1990s

Burge victims to Blagojevich: Pardon us

CHICAGO DEFENDER

Guest UserFebruary 14, 2021

Even after a successful claim he was tortured into confessing by Jon Burge, man faces a third trial in slaying of 2 Chicago police officers

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

What Chicago’s Ultimate Bad Cop Taught Me About Police Reform

POLITICO

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

FBI releases records from its decades-old probe of torture allegations against Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

The FBI on Thursday made public hundreds of pages of previously confidential documents from its unsuccessful investigation decades ago of torture ...

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

'The Torture Machine' tells the dark history of police torture under Jon Burge — and the long road to justice

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

Quinn: No plans to pardon alleged Burge victims

CHICAGO DEFENDER

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

The Battle Over Teaching Chicago’s Schools About Police Torture and Reparations

LONGREADS.COM

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

John Conroy on the Death of Jon Burge: Chicago’s Sad Legacy of Police Torture

John Conroy on the Death of Jon Burge: Chicago’s Sad Legacy of Police Torture

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

Jon Burge, 70, Ex-Commander in Chicago Police Torture Cases, Dies

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

Former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge, tied to torture cases, has died

CHICAGO SUNTIMES

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

Charges dropped in 1991 murder investigated by controversial ex-Chicago detective

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

Judge rips special prosecutor for his handling of Jon Burge-related case

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

3 Burge victims tell of torture, don’t expect conviction

CHICAGO DEFENDER

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

Burge squad gone, but the cases live on

INJUSTICE WATCH

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

Teaching Kids About Burge 'Deplorable,' Parents In Police-Heavy 'Hood Say

DNAINFO

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

CPS to teach 8th, 10th graders about Jon Burge legacy as part of reparations

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

CPS Adding New Course on History of Jon Burge Torture Cases

CHICAGOTONIGHT.WTTW.COM

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

Investigator Headed To Court To Defend Key Report On Burge Torture

WBEZ.ORG
Michael Goldston, who authored the first government report documenting a pattern of abuse under former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge, has been ca ...

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

Alleged Burge-era torture case falls through the cracks

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Corey Batchelor has been out of prison for more than a decade, but he is still trying to prove his innocence in a 1989 murder.

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020

Burge detective will face accuser who's seeking to clear his name

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Guest UserNovember 19, 2020