Eileen O’Neill Burke is talking up protections for kids during police interrogations. But the former prosecutor is tied to a Black child’s wrongful conviction.
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On Sunday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m., tune in to WBEZ 91.5FM for a special broadcast event dedicated to people incarcerated in Illinois and their families on the outside.
Investigative reporter Jamie Kalven is urging the Chicago Police Department to do more to root out racist officers from within its ranks.
A recent WBEZ-Sun-Times investigation found dozens of current and former CPD officers had joined the extremist organization the Oath Keepers.
In his new piece in The Intercept, Kalven argues the problem of extremism goes much deeper than officers belonging to hate groups.
And he says the department’s own complaint files hold the key to identifying officers who - in his words - “practice racism as sport.”
Reporter: Jamie Kalven, Patrick Smith
Host: Mary Dixon