New book finds entrenched Chicago police racism behind Cook County’s wrongful convictions

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date May 12, 2026, 11 a.m.
Last Updated May 12, 2026, 11 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2026/05/12/nicole-gonzalez-van-cleve-crime-fictions-cook-county-wrongful-conviction-false-confession-racism

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][30] * [ Facebook ][31] * [ Bluesky ][32] * [ Email ][33] * [ Reddit ][34] * [ Flipboard ][35] Cook County is known as the wrongful-conviction capital of America. [ The National Registry of Exonerations ][36] includes 215 murder...