Jacques Rivera News Today

The payouts from the 300 cases have included $140 million that went to lawyers for the city and $537 million paid to plaintiffs.

The Truth Hope & Justice Initiative released 2nd "Dear Brandon" video featuring Jacques Rivera urging the mayor to stop pursuing wrongfully convicted

A group of at least two dozen people made up of exonerated individuals and families impacted by a former Chicago police detective's alleged misconduct led a march for justice Saturday, with the goal of making their voices heard at CPD's Area Five headquarters.

Chicago spends years fighting wrongful conviction lawsuits from people with certificates of innocence, and it's costing taxpayers up to $1 billion.

For nearly two decades, Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara was an infamous presence on the city’s Northwest Side. More than 50 people have accused Guevara of framing them for murders, coercing false confessions and engaging in other misconduct from the 1980s to the early 2000s.

Daniel Rodriguez spent 17 years behind bars after he was wrongfully convicted in the shooting death of Jose Junito Hernandez, Jr. On Monday, he filed a lawsuit against the city of Chicago and detectives

Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx vacated the sentencings on Tuesday due to the actions of Reynaldo Guevara (pictured) between 1989 and 1996.

Photo courtesy uis.edu/illinoisinnocenceproject Charles Palmer, center, is escorted by Illinois Innocence Project staff to see family and supporters after his 2016 release from prison. Charles Palmer was exonerated and released in 2016 after serving 18 years of a life sentence. Now he is seeking a certificate of innocence (COI) from the states high...

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