by Tania Unzueta | Jun 19, 2018 | Press
At least 195,000 individuals – 95% Black and Latinx – are listed in an error-filled database from which their names can never be removed. Chicago – The Chicagoans for an End to the Gang Database, a coalition of individuals and community organizations, gathered in City...
by Wences | Apr 12, 2018 | Press
What Superintendent Eddie Johnson Got Wrong on the Chicago Gang Database Yesterday Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson said he has a plan to fix the Chicago Gang Database listing out a number of reforms that he said would fix the problems. But...
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...
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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...
