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- News & Politics, Feature Jul 30, 2020
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No complaints
Roosevelt Myles spent 28 years in prison, only to be released into a world in lockdown. He's happier than he’s been in a long time.
- News & Politics, News Apr 13, 2020
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‘I’m not overreacting’
A man who has waited 20 years for a court-ordered hearing is trying to secure release from prison before the virus hits.
- News & Politics, Feature Nov 20, 2019
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‘The big house and the picket fence’
Tonya Crowder still dreams that she and her fiance, Roosevelt Myles—who’s been in prison for decades fighting what he says is a wrongful conviction—will one day build a life together somewhere “nice, quiet, and simple.”
- News & Politics, Feature Sep 25, 2019
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9,008 days
In 2016, more than 2,000 adults who were sent as kids to die in prison were given a second chance. Marshan Allen was one of them.
- News & Politics, Feature Sep 12, 2019
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‘We Are Witnesses: Chicago’
In 15 direct-to-camera testimonies, this Marshall Project video series gives voice to Chicagoans affected by the justice system.
- News & Politics, Feature Sep 12, 2019
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‘I’m the bad guy now’: A retired cop on outing police misconduct
Bill Dorsch loved being a Chicago cop, then he witnessed misconduct by disgraced detective Reynaldo Guevara.
- News & Politics, Feature Sep 12, 2019
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Celia Colón uses her story to inspire incarcerated women
The founder of Giving Others Dreams aims to transform the lives of prisoners through mental health workshops at the Cook County Jail.
- News & Politics, Feature Sep 12, 2019
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Rewriting the narrative
- Columns & Opinion, Opinion May 23, 2019
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Why we can’t abandon Kim Foxx
Reformers across the nation are learning to be afraid.
- News & Politics, Politics Dec 20, 2018
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Preckwinkle fund-raising e-mail seeks to capitalize on Cyntoia Brown case
But the mayoral candidate doesn't mention ways to help the incarcerated Tennessee woman.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 7, 2018
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A jury expert weighs in on what to expect in the Jason Van Dyke trial
"People try to get out of jury duty, but what we find is that once they are actually on a jury they take it seriously and they want to get it right."
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 16, 2018
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Invisible Institute launches expanded police misconduct database
Police union spokesman says "motives" behind database are "perfectly transparent."
- Columns & Opinion, On Transportation Jul 17, 2018
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Cops slammed for ticketing black cyclists: ‘It’s about the police harassing people’
Cycle of injustice continues as blacks still ticketed at far higher rates for biking violations.
- News & Politics, Politics Mar 26, 2018
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Sixteen months after cops killed Joshua Beal, still no ruling on whether the shooting was justified
Neither of the off-duty officers involved in the shooting or the dispute that preceded it were in full uniform, as police have claimed.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 25, 2018
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Chicago Data Collaborative launches criminal justice data portal
The cooperative connects the dots between data sets about the same person or case buried among various city and county agencies.
- News & Politics, Feature Oct 25, 2017
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For some youths, ‘minor’ offenses lead to major sentences in adult prison
Cases threaten to undermine Illinois’s efforts at juvenile justice reform.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2017
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Mother of teen killed by Chicago police officer Marco Proano ‘glad the verdict was guilty’
Proano never faced criminal charges for fatally shooting 19-year-old Niko Husband, whose family is still seeking justice.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 25, 2017
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Rauner fires new communications team, says the ‘intensity of the battle’ against enemies ‘is going up,’ and other Chicago news
Also, two bars near Soldier Field are supporting Colin Kaepernick by refusing to show NFL games.
- Blogs, Bleader May 9, 2017
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The Illinois senate is racing against time to reach a ‘grand bargain’ budget deal, and other Chicago news
Also, Pat Quinn returns to the state capitol for the unveiling of his official portrait.
- Blogs, Bleader May 3, 2017
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The Obamas will reveal more details about their presidential center Wednesday, and other Chicago news
Also, an analysis of how the "Laquan effect" has changed Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 26, 2017
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More than 1,000 people have been shot in Chicago in 2017, and other news
Also, there are plenty of condos for sale in the Trump Tower.
- News & Politics, Feature Apr 19, 2017
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Despite decriminalization, Chicago’s grass gap persists
It took statewide decriminalization to get Chicago cops to stop arresting mostly black Chicagoans for possession of small amounts of weed.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 21, 2017
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza and Governor Bruce Rauner continue battle over finances, and other Chicago news
Also, federal authorities aren't prosecuting as many gun cases in Chicago as they are in other cities.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 16, 2017
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Poll: Illinois voters disapprove of both Madigan and Rauner, and other Chicago news
Also, three CPS students wrote an open letter thanking Chance the Rapper.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 10, 2017
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Illinois senate committee approves longer sentences for repeat gun offenders, and other Chicago news
Also, Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears part ways after a tumultuous eight years.
