This episode of Momentum, hosted by Race Forward’s Chief of Staff Karla Bruce, examines the enduring policy failures and systemic harms of over-policing—connecting the legacy of former Chicago police commander Jon Burge’s “Midnight Crew” to the current federal deployment of National Guard forces across U.S. cities.

Guest Omar Jimenez, Emmy Award–winning CNN anchor and news correspondent, discusses findings from his investigative podcast Tortured Justice which exposes decades of police violence and coerced confessions in Chicago. Through stories like that of James Gibson—wrongfully imprisoned for decades—Omar and Karla explore how unchecked police authority, prosecutorial discretion, and political protection enabled abuse, and what structural reforms are needed to prevent it from recurring.

Tortured Justice (CNN Presents) 
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/cnn-presents


‘Tortured Justice’: Uncovering a story of decades-old police violence (CNN)
https://bit.ly/4oLdU7J


Chicago Innocence Project
https://www.chicagoinnocenceproject.org/


Executive Producers: Hendel Leiva, Cheryl Blakemore, Freddie Beckley 



 

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