Friday, July 26, 2013

Chicago Police Torture Update: Commission finds evidence of torture in new Burge cases

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
At 15, Anthony Jakes was slapped, punched, beaten and kicked while being interrogated for 16 hours, alone with Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge’s detectives, according to a new state report. On Thursday, the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission found a credible evidence of torture in Jakes’ case, as well as four others.
For more on the crimes of Jon Burge please watch this video.