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'Resentencing' law that could free serial offenders early is unconstitutional, 27-year veteran prosecutor says. Here's why. The state's new "resentencing" law, which might put three serial offenders back on the street early this week, is unconstitutional, a 27-year veteran prosecutor says.

Prosecutors Will Fight Efforts to Overturn Convictions of Dozens of Alleged Victims of Corrupt Sgt. Ronald Watts In the continuing saga of the largest scandal in Chicago Police Department history, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office dug in Tuesday on the convictions of nearly 40 individuals who said they were framed by corrupt Sgt. Ronald Watts and the officers he supervised at the former Ida B. Well...

This policy seems so watered-down that the police can just keep chasing people like they did before.

Chicago police still wrapping up foot-pursuit policy in wake of lawsuit Whatever the final policy is, it will provide the first official, completed guidelines for Chicago police officers who engage in foot pursuits.