Former Chicago Police Commander Burge is Being Released From Prison While Those he Tortured Continue to Suffer
On Oct. 2nd, convicted, former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge is scheduled to be released from prison to a halfway house, while those he was responsible for torturing have not been provided any redress to recover from the torture they endured.
A press conference will be held with Aldermen, attorneys, activists and Burge torture survivors who are calling on the City Council and Mayor Rahm Emanuel to pass the ordinance providing Reparations for the Chicago Police Torture survivors.
WHEN: Thursday, October 2, 2014, 9:30 amWHERE: City Hall, 2nd FloorWHO: Aldermen Joe Moreno, Joe Moore and Roderick Sawyer; Torture Survivor Anthony Holmes, Joey Mogul and Flint Taylor of the People’s Law Office, Alice Kim and Adam Green of the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial Project (CTJM) and Ernest Coverson of Amnesty International, USA.
Burge is being released from prison and given the opportunity to begin his life anew with the benefit of his police pension funded by Chicago taxpayers’ money. Yet, scores of Chicago Police Torture survivors continue to suffer from the psychological effects of the torture they endured without any compensation, assistance, or any legal recourse for redress.
