by admin | Mar 22, 2018 | Press
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2018 The investigation comes after more than a year of campaigning for Chicago to be a real ‘Sanctuary’ for its residents by, amongst other demands, eliminating the Gang Database. Chicago, IL – Today Inspector General Joseph M....
by admin | Feb 9, 2018 | Press
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 06, 2017 Contact: Janae Bonsu, 917-439-1876, BYP100 Tania Unzueta, 773-387-3186, Mijente Report released today shows how the Chicago gang database decreases job opportunities for Black and Latino youth, increases levels of policing in...
by admin | Jan 29, 2018 | Press
[12.6.17] After a settlement was reached between the City of Chicago and Wilmer Catalan-Ramirez, organizers ask when the City review entire Gang Database process. Chicago – Today Wilmer Catalan-Ramirez and his family announced that the City of Chicago has admitted...
by admin | Jan 29, 2018 | Press
[12/4/17] An analysis of the Strategic Subject List reveals that 96% of the people identified as suspected gang members by the Chicago Police Department are Black and Latinx. (Chicago, Illinois) – In a recent analysis of the Chicago Police Department’s Strategic...
by admin | Jan 28, 2018 | Press
[10/10/17] The art installation and protests put a spotlight on the $95 million police academy proposed by the Mayor, the killing of Black and Brown youth by the Police Department, and the City’s role in contributing to deportations of immigrants and the...