Chicago Police Accountability Forum
Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts, the Chicago Council of [...]
VICTORY: Governor Pritzker Abolishes Money Bail by Signing HB 3653 – The SAFE-T Act – into Law
On Monday, February 22, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed HB 3653 SFA2: [...]
We analyzed 536,000 CPD arrest records spanning a period from 2014 to 2020. Here’s what we found.
INCOMMUNICADO DETENTION Arrested and deprived of communication without being charged [...]
Analysis: PROPOSALS TO ESTABLISH A CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT COMMISSION FOR THE CPD AND RELATED AGENCIES
Today, the Chicago Council of Lawyers (Council) issues a memorandum [...]
CPD Barriers to Quality Stationhouse Representation
On Tuesday, June 23, Public Defender Amy Campanelli held a [...]
STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE CONDUCT OF CHICAGO’S POLICE DURING PROTESTS
The Chicago Council of Lawyers was founded in 1969 by [...]
Current System for Investigating Sexual Misconduct Complaints Against CPD Officers Welcomes Bias
Chicago City Council Should Authorize COPA to Investigate Complaints of [...]
Ending Code of Silence Policies in the Chicago Police Department’s Collective Bargaining Agreements
The Coalition for Police Contracts Accountability (CPCA) offers recommendations to [...]
Police Accountability Consent Decree Hearings
Chicago Council of Lawyers offered testimony at the police accountability [...]
Police Accountability in Chicago: Necessary Reforms
Imagine that a police officer shoots a fleeing suspect. Imagine [...]