Chicago Police Torture Allegations and Jon Burge Cases

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Documented evidence of Chicago Police Detective Jon Burge and other officers using torture and coercive interrogation tactics on over 120 suspects from 1972 to 1991, resulting in wrongful convictions, some on death row. The case led to federal perjury convictions, civil settlements totaling over $130 million, and a city reparations ordinance.

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Jon Burge

Person

Former Chicago Police detective and commander of Area 2 (1972–1993) who was found guilty of lying about torture of at least 118 people in police custody to force false confessions.

Burge was convicted on June 28, 2010 on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice
He was sentenced to four and one-half years in federal prison on January 21, 2011
He was suspended from the Chicago Police Department in 1991 and fired in 1993
He collected his police pension until his death in September 2018

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Chicago Police Torture Allegations and Jon Burge Cases

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