Chicago Justice Podcast

Chicago Justice Podcast


Latest Episodes

Talking NYPD Surveillance Capabilities with Albert Fox Chan
January 26, 2022

Our guest today is Albert Fox Chan who is the founder and Executive Director of the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP). The organization fights to end discriminatory surveillance by the

15th Ward Alderperson Lopez on Crime and Violence
January 19, 2022

Alderperson Raymond Lopez, 15th ward, is a frequent critic of Mayor Lightfoot's policies and certainly her appointment of David Brown to the position of Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department

32nd Ward Alderperson Waguespack on Chicago Park District Scandal
January 12, 2022

Chicago Alderperson Scott Waguespack, 32nd Ward, joins the pod today to discuss the absolute abhorrent sexual harassment, sexual assault, and rape scandal at the Chicago Park District.  A scandal driv

ShotSpotter is a Probable Cause Generator
January 06, 2022

On today's show we discuss the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter with Alejandro Ruizesesparza from the Cancel ShotSpotter Coalition and Jonathan Manes, an attorney in  the MacArthur Justice Center’

Chicago Justice Podcast Season 2 Intro
January 03, 2022

The first episode of season 2 of the Chicago Justice Podcast drops on Wednesday Jan 5th. The first episode will feature Jonathan Manes and Alejandro Ruizesesparza from the LucyPparsons Lab. We will be

Conversation with Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr
December 09, 2021

Today on the Chicago Justice Podcast we sit down for a conversation with Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell, Jr. to discuss the state of the administration of justice in Chicago and Cook Cou

Catanzara Resigns Before Being Fired
November 19, 2021

Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara has officially resigned from the Chicago Police Department after his recent hearing in front of the Chicago Police Board demonstrated he was going to

Chicago Contrarian Hates Chicago and Facts
November 12, 2021

Chicago Contrarian is nothing more than a platform for extremist views that have been growing in Chicago and around the country for decades. In this episode we take a look at a couple recent posts tha

Pro Cop Media on Full Display
November 05, 2021

The pro cop media bias in Chicago was on full display when the media failed to report appropriately on a domestic violence incident involving two police officers that resulted in one officer shooting

Lightfoot Flip Flops on Young Case Transparency
November 02, 2021

Mayor Lori Lightfoot flip flops on here commitment for full transparency in the Anjanette Young case despite making such a commitment publicly. - Lightfoot has received a report from the Deputy Inspec