Uncovering the Story of Police Torture in Chicago

Uncovering the Story of Police Torture in Chicago

This week The Assignment presents the first episode of CNN’s powerful narrative series, Tortured Justice with Omar Jimenez. It’s the story of systemic torture carried out by the Chicago police department over many years starting in the 1980s. The series focuses on James Gibson, who was wrongly convicted and tortured, Andrew Wilson, whose guilt for killing two police officers has not been questioned even as people learned of his torture, and Jon Burge, a police commander who oversaw torture. Subscribe to the podcast to hear all the episodes. And read more about how Omar reported the story. -- Producers: Graelyn Brashear, Madeleine Thompson, Emily Williams, Kyra Dahring, Sofia Sanchez, and Lauren Kim Editor: Lacy Roberts Technical director: Dan Dzula Executive producer of CNN Podcasts: Steve Lickteig Production help from: Jake Sorgen, Joe DeCeault, David Guggenheim, Jessica Pupovac Special thanks to: Ferlon Webster, Jr. and Ed Kelly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Astrology Isn’t Just a Vibe, It’s a Booming Industry

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19 Feb 28min

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