Lightfoot accused of trying to water down pivotal criminal justice reform
Lori Lightfoot, then chair of the Police Board, chaired the Task Force on Police Accountability that announced its findings in April 2016. Among other things, the task force recommended that anyone arrested by Chicago police be informed of their right to be represented by free legal counsel and allowed to make a “reasonable number of phone calls” to attorneys and family members “within one hour of arrival” at the place where they are being held. But one alderman said Monday that Lightfoot appears to be backing away from that standard. Getty Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration was ...
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