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people incarcerated in illinois have for years charged the state's longtime private medical contractor, wexford, with abuse & neglect.
but in january, idoc nonetheless approved a new, $4 billion contract with wexford.
i break it down for @boltsmag: boltsmag.org/illinois-prison…
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A great breakdown of how Cook County’s electronic monitoring program morphed into a surveillance web sharing thousands of people’s GPS data with multiple 3rd parties and enabling police/prosecutors to build flawed cases about people’s suspected activity:
chicagoreader.com/news/elect…
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for this week’s @Chicago_Reader cover story, i wrote about how sheriff tom dart quietly worked w/ freakonomics’ steven levitt on an algorithm that used shotspotter & cpd data to “match” people on EM to new crimes.
it’s a hell of a ride. give it a read.
chicagoreader.com/news/elect…
for this week’s @Chicago_Reader cover story, i wrote about how sheriff tom dart quietly worked w/ freakonomics’ steven levitt on an algorithm that used shotspotter & cpd data to “match” people on EM to new crimes.
it’s a hell of a ride. give it a read.
chicagoreader.com/news/elect…
new: chicago officials met with 30+ potential buyers of the leland sro in uptown—but none were willing to take it on. residents fear they'll lose one of the neighborhood's few affordable housing options left.
from @dilpreetraju for @Chicago_Reader:
chicagoreader.com/news-polit…
ALT Jeff Martin, another resident of the Leland, survived a “massive stroke” in 2018 that caused him to lose his apartment and live in a nursing home until he found Heartland Alliance through his Medicaid provider. Heartland placed him at the Leland a few years ago. “I consider myself at home in the building,” he says, lamenting how difficult it is to find affordable housing. “Affordable units are in high demand and short supply, I already pay over half my income for rent.” At a court hearing on October 28, he relayed the fears he and his neighbors share. “Many of us have experienced homelessness and the thought of facing that again is frightening,” Martin said. “Losing this building will only add to the homelessness crisis here in Uptown
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Did you vote in America yesterday? If so, you just got doxed
This site takes voter records that can be hard to source and puts them all into one place. Name, address, voter history, for free. It turns voting into a privacy and security risk 404media.co/voted-in-america…
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Incredibly proud of me (lol) because I'm a finalist for @CJA_Updates' 2024 #SarahBrownBoydenAwards transportation stories! I love covering public transit for the @Chicago_Reader, and wow, huh?
chicagojournalists.net/2024/…
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Did you know police departments often outsource their forensics to Target? They can do fingerprint, video, and audio analysis within two facilities. Target has deep ties to police departments all over the country.
a one-armed battle of waterloo veteran buried in the middle of a scrapyard, the world’s largest pickle farm, and a lawsuit over land paid for in fish & dairy products.
all that + more in this banger of a story about the graveyards all around us.
chicagoreader.com/news-polit…
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I am looking for people with loved ones in jails or prisons in Hurricane Milton's path. If that's you, and you are willing to talk, reach out at [email protected] Info I have so far is below.
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I'm back from book leave with a short explainer separating fact from fiction re: overdose prevention centers. An effort to open an OPC on Chicago's west side has languished for years, but that might be about to change. @Chicago_Reader
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Crazy how reporters keep finding Nazi symbolism in law enforcement agencies all over the country
NEW: An internal memo shows oversight officials are probing a possible deputy gang they say features Nazi-like symbolism.
Half a dozen deputies confirmed the group's existence to me, and some provided images of their logo. My latest for @latimes:
latimes.com/california/story…
