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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 2d

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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks to @wgnradio.bsky.social for having me on to discuss my story on Eileen O’Neill Burke weakening the the review of innocence claims.

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 3d

🎧 Senior reporter Dan Hinkel is a guest on today's episode of Outside the Loop Radio discussing his latest investigation.

OTL #991: Ending political maps in Illinois?, Fewer wrongful convictions overturned, Share Our Spare helps families | Outside the Loop RADIO

Mike Stephen learns about the effort to end politically drawn voting maps in Illinois from Chicago Magazine writer Ted McCle

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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks to The Chicago Reporter for republishing my story, originally in @injusticewatch.org and @boltsmag.org, on Eileen O'Neill Burke weakening Cook County's broken system for freeing the innocent.

Cook County’s new prosecutor has weakened an already broken system for freeing the innocent - The Chicago Reporter

This story was produced by Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom in Chicago that investigates issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. Sign up here to get their weekly newsletter....

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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 4d

There's lots of newsy stuff in today's @injusticewatch.org newsletter and also you can hear about a few of my personal favorite horror movies on Tubi.

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 6d

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Sophie @sophiavp.bsky.social · 7d

Wild how quickly @danhinkel.bsky.social's article became relevant again.

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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 7d

Those 34 years would have been 26 years if the Cook County Conviction Integrity Unit had cleared Francisco Benitez instead of denying him in 2015. He's one of at least 21 people the group rejected who were later exonerated. You can read about it in my @injusticewatch.org series Denying Innocence.

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Kelly Garcia @kellygarcia.bsky.social · 7d

As the meeting wraps up, Commissioner Degnen asks about Superintendent Leonard Dixon — whose presence at the facility we raised questions about.

Deputy Superintendent William Steward says Dixon is present at the facility everyday, "boots on the ground."

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Superintendent of Chicago’s youth jail might not live here, records show

Leonard Dixon has run the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center — one of the largest youth jails in the country — for a decade. Records and interviews suggest he might not live in Chicago an...

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Kelly Garcia @kellygarcia.bsky.social · 7d

One big lingering question is how the county plans to continue or discontinue the use of confinement at the new facilities. Commissioner Bridget Degnen, asks for clarification from JTDC staff.

"We don't use behavioral room confinement for discipline," says JTDC team leader Michael Fowlin.

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Kelly Garcia @kellygarcia.bsky.social · 7d

The Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Advisory Board meeting (so many words...) is underway at 69 W. Washington. On the agenda: updates on plans to "reimagine" the facility.

I'll be live-tweeting so make sure to follow along 👇 @injusticewatch.org

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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 8d

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 8d

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 8d

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 8d

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 8d

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 8d

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 8d

Read the full story here: www.injusticewatch.org/project/deny...

Cook County’s new prosecutor has weakened an already broken system for freeing the innocent

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s Conviction Integrity Unit hasn’t exonerated anyone in her 10 months on the job, and she has done little to confront more than a dozen coercion allegations again...

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 8d

📻 Tune in to WVON 1690AM Chicago at 9:30 a.m. today to hear senior reporter Dan Hinkel discuss his latest story about the Cook County Conviction Integrity Unit — and how State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has weakened an already broken system for freeing innocent people.

WVON 1690AM | iHeart

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 9d

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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 10d

An advocate for conviction integrity units says that the fact that Cook County’s Conviction Integrity Unit hasn’t exonerated anyone in a year is a serious disappointment. “It makes no sense.”

Exonerations Grind to a Halt Under Chicago’s New Prosecutor

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has weakened her office’s already broken system for freeing the innocent, even as allegations of coercion mount against a former Chicago detective.

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 11d

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has allowed her office’s Conviction Integrity Unit to shrink. It’s now half its former size — with just three attorneys to investigate innocence claims. Copublished with
@boltsmag.org: www.injusticewatch.org/project/deny...

Cook County’s new prosecutor has weakened an already broken system for freeing the innocent

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s Conviction Integrity Unit hasn’t exonerated anyone in her 10 months on the job, and she has done little to confront more than a dozen coercion allegations again...

www.injusticewatch.org

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 11d

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 11d

We are excited to present the second cohort of the Pulitzer Center's StoryReach initiative.

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Introducing the Second Cohort of the StoryReach U.S. Fellowship - StoryReach Midwest - Our second cohort of seven StoryReach Fellows will focus on reporting and outreach in the Midwest

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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 11d

CPD rehired Forberg as a criminal intelligence research specialist after he retired as a detective. His sometimes-partner, John Foster, remains a commander of detectives. Supt. Larry Snelling declined to discuss those facts.

Forberg also quit a small suburban department after I asked about the job.

Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 12d

State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has failed to systematically review cases involving former Chicago police Detective Brian Forberg, despite more than a dozen allegations of coercion against him and his partners. Copublished with @boltsmag.org:

Cook County’s new prosecutor has weakened an already broken system for freeing the innocent

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s Conviction Integrity Unit hasn’t exonerated anyone in her 10 months on the job, and she has done little to confront more than a dozen coercion allegations…

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 12d

State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has failed to systematically review cases involving former Chicago police Detective Brian Forberg, despite more than a dozen allegations of coercion against him and his partners. Copublished with @boltsmag.org:

Cook County’s new prosecutor has weakened an already broken system for freeing the innocent

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s Conviction Integrity Unit hasn’t exonerated anyone in her 10 months on the job, and she has done little to confront more than a dozen coercion allegations…

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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · 12d

My colleague @danhinkel.bsky.social found that not a single person has been exonerated with the help of the "conviction integrity unit" under the new Cook County State's Attorney

Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 13d

Eileen O'Neill Burke made it harder for people to have their innocence claims investigated by the Cook County Conviction Integrity Unit — one of several ways her office is weakening review of wrongful convictions. Read the latest from us and @boltsmag.org:

Cook County’s new prosecutor has weakened an already broken system for freeing the innocent

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s Conviction Integrity Unit hasn’t exonerated anyone in her 10 months on the job, and she has done little to confront more than a dozen coercion allegations…

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