by Mill Richards | Jun 1, 2023 | News
As mandated by the consent decree entered in Illinois v. Chicago, the Public Safety section of the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has conducted an inquiry into the enforcement of the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD or the Department) Rule 14, which...
by Mill Richards | Apr 17, 2023 | News
Legislation Alert. This proposed legislation provides that a committed person who has attained the age of 55 years and served at least 25 consecutive years of incarceration shall be eligible to submit a petition to the Prisoner Review Board seeking parole. Provides...
by Mill Richards | Apr 17, 2023 | News
The 49 law enforcement officers feloniously killed in the first nine months of 2022 represent a 9.3 percent decrease compared to the 54 officers killed during the same period in 2021. Firearms were used in 83.7 percent of the felonious deaths in 2022, with a majority...
by Mill Richards | Apr 17, 2023 | News
Officer Evan Solano and Officer Sammy Encarnacion, assigned to Beat 1661D, were on routine patrol driving southbound on Laramie Avenue, south of Addison Street. As they were driving, they observed a Hispanic male, now known to be walking northbound on Laramie with...
by Mill Richards | Apr 17, 2023 | News
Pursuant to the Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC) §§ 2-56-030 and -230, the Public Safety section of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has conducted an inquiry into the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) scheduling practices, including the cancellation of sworn CPD...
by Mill Richards | Apr 17, 2023 | News
This report assesses the procedural dimensions of fairness and consistency in the disciplinary process for Chicago Police Department (CPD) members and finds that investigating and reviewing agencies’ policies and procedures do not offer sufficient guidance to...