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What Police Officers Think About Funding Jon Burge

December 10, 2008 – 8:57 am

Thursday, the Fraternal Order of Police, the union representing Chicago’s police officers, annouced it would pay for the criminal defense of indicted former Detective Jon Burge, 60. This may cost the Union millions of dollars. The Chicago Tribune wrote a letter asking Second City Cop, an anonymous blog where officers discuss their perspectives, about the [...]

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Police Union to Pay Burge Attorneys

December 5, 2008 – 12:35 pm

The board of the Chicago police union is offering to help pay the legal bills for former police commander Jon Burge.
In a written statement released by the Fraternal Order of Police, Union President Mark Donahue says Jon Burge has been unfairly labelled the “poster child” for police misconduct in Chicago. The statement says the union [...]

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Fraternal Order of Police to pay for Jon Burge’s defense of federal perjury charges

December 5, 2008 – 12:18 pm

Lawyer bill for federal case could reach $1 million
By David Heinzmann and Steve Mills | Tribune reporters
December 5, 2008

The union representing Chicago’s police officers has decided to pay for the criminal defense of indicted former detective Cmdr. Jon Burge, who is facing federal prosecution, accused of lying about torturing suspects, Fraternal Order of [...]

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Police torture on trial

November 11, 2008 – 9:15 am

Column: Stanley Howard (socialistworker.org)
It was common knowledge for years that Jon Burge oversaw a torture ring in Chicago police stations–but the most powerful officials in the city and state did nothing.
November 11, 2008
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH! Former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge was finally indicted and arrested. It’s about time someone had the courage to stand [...]

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Coalition Calls For Post-Conviction Hearings On Burge Cases

October 29, 2008 – 1:59 pm

By Debra Dale CHICAGO (WBBM)
A coalition of more than 250 local and national organization and individuals, including political leaders, lawyers, and community activists call on Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to agree to post-conviction hearings for 25 inmates who were alleged victims of police torture.
That is one recommendation of a report released today (Wednesday) called [...]

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