Chicago Torture Cop Jon Burge Wants Short Sentence Based On Military Service
Huffington Post | January 11, 2011 Jon Burge One of the most notorious figures in Chicago police brutality is asking for a light sentence based on having
Penn Young Patriots with Republican Principles Beat Immigrant to Death for Fun, Heroic Cops Obstruct Justice, Intimidate Witnesses
3 Ex-Officers on Trial in Obstruction Case By SABRINA TAVERNISE New York Times | January 13, 2011 The Shenandoah Six - “Clearly, unequivocally a seriou
Tom Robbins on the 1971 Attica Prison Uprising
"In the case of the revolutionary Attica uprising, the Prisoner’s Movement was violently suppressed on personal orders from Nelson Rockefeller, with scor
California Aggressive Marijuana Busts in San Luis Obispo Prompt Protests
" ... One man suffered a heart attack, guns were held to the heads of children as they were dragged from their beds, family pets were kicked, grandparents
1) Memphis Police Violate Order over Political Spying 2) ’70s Activist Memphis Police Surveillance was Everywhere
WMCTV | December 19, 2010 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Police Department appears to be in violation of a long-standing court order barring the agency
Cloaked Brutality Feds Bury Border Patrol Abuses to Conceal Culture of Cruelty
By Monica Alonzo Phoenix New Times | December 16, 2010 Anastasio Hernandez Rojas screamed in agony as U.S. border agents rained blows on him and delivered
Ex-Chicago Policeman Guilty of Lying about Torture
By Andrew Stern Reuters | Jun 28, 2010 CHICAGO (Reuters) - A retired Chicago police commander suspected of using electric shocks, suffocation and mock exec
Trial Begins of Chicago Cop Accused of Torture
All Headline News | May 24, 2010 Chicago, IL, United States (AHN) - The trial of former Chicago police commander Jon Burge begins with jury selection on Mo
New Orleans Police Department Shootings after Katrina Under Scrutiny
Updates: Riley, Compass, New Orleans police officials summoned to federal grand jury, and Orleans jury deliberating case of police officer shot after Katri
Torture, American style
A 19th-century image shows federal troops employing several forms of torture. One man stood on a barrel for several hours; another carried a large log, his