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Groups demand revisions needed to strengthen the proposed federal court oversight plan, invite public to voice their concerns during public comment period ending August 17
The below statement can be attributed to Karen Sheley, Director, Police Practices Project, ACLU of Illinois.
Today, the Illinois Attorney General and the City of Chicago released the long-awaited draft of the consent decree to reform the Chicago Police Department.
On Friday, lawyers for the Illinois Attorney General and the City of Chicago appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Dow to report on progress toward a draft consent decree that will guide reform of the Chicago Police Department.
Statement of Karen Sheley
Director of Police Practices Project
Chicago is reeling once again from another life ended too soon following a police shooting. The ACLU joins all those in grieving the death of the man shot by police in South Shore.
Washington, DC – Seeking critical information on highly controversial programs, Muslim Advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois today filed several Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to compel eight government agencies to release information on so-call