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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous People's Day from an Italian heritage street festival in Chicago's Viagra triangle where, yes, Bob Fioretti, dressed in a "Dignitary" sash, is collecting signatures for yet another run for elected office

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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · 8d

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 8d

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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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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · 12d

This despite a known cohort of cases tied to a single Chicago detective known for coercion, witness manipulation, and other abuses in two dozen murder cases

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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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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 21d

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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · 22d

New this morning: a Cook County judge with a history of alleged inappropriate physical conduct with colleagues has been reassigned after a clerk accused her of battery

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Cook County judge previously accused of ‘unwanted touching’ reassigned after clerk alleges battery

Judge Ruth Gudino was reassigned from a domestic violence courtroom in Markham after a clerk accused her of pushing him. The sheriff’s office said the allegation was unfounded.

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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · Sep 11

Charles Beach, 55, was elected Cook County chief judge this evening, defeating 24-year incumbent Timothy Evans. He’ll take over control over a vast court bureaucracy as well as judicial assignments when his term starts Dec. 1. Story by @mdoukmas.bsky.social. www.injusticewatch.org/judges/court...

Charles Beach elected Cook County chief judge

Beach will be Cook County’s first new chief judge in 24 years, after defeating eight-term incumbent Timothy Evans.

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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · Sep 11

You can find out more about him here:
www.injusticewatch.org/judges/court...

What’s at stake in the race for Cook County chief judge

Incumbent Timothy Evans has served for 24 years, already the longest of any chief judge in Cook County history. Two challengers are vying for control of a court system that gavels in half a million ne...

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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · Sep 11

You can find out a bit about his pitch here. www.injusticewatch.org/judges/court...

What’s at stake in the race for Cook County chief judge

Incumbent Timothy Evans has served for 24 years, already the longest of any chief judge in Cook County history. Two challengers are vying for control of a court system that gavels in half a million ne...

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Kelly Garcia @kellygarcia.bsky.social · Sep 11

This will have strong political implications for the Cook County juvenile detention center, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Chief Judge. The current superintendent was appointed by Evans in 2015 and, to the bewilderment of many, kept around despite persistent concerns about his leadership.