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THREAD: Notorious Chicago police commander Jon Burge led a torture ring that prompted false confessions from hundreds of black men.

In this #TMPSouthSide/@AmazonPub story, @NatalieYMoore looks at survivors' decades-long quest for reparations. 1/ themarshallproject.org/2018/10/30/pay…
Survivor Darrell Cannon spent decades in prison after he was tortured into a false confession for murder. 2/ themarshallproject.org/2018/10/30/pay…
In 1983, Cannon was tortured by a team of Chicago police officers who used a 10-inch cattle prod and a pump-action shotgun. “You’re in for a long, hard day,” one of the cops warned him. 3/ themarshallproject.org/2018/10/30/pay…
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