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Jon Burge Torture Allegations

Defense assertions that confessions and evidence were tainted by torture allegations tied to Jon Burge, and special prosecutors later dropped or saw convictions overturned amid those concerns.

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What did the 1982 grand jury in Chicago specifically allege and who was prosecuted?

The available reporting shows that a Special January 1982 grand jury in produced a broad investigative report (the “Report of the ”) but publicly accessible summaries are sparse, and contemporary news...