| Number | 16166 |
| Subject | Death Penalty |
| Source | Chicago Tribune |
| State | Illinois |
| Year | 1999 |
| Publication Date | Nov. 14-18, 1999 |
| Summary | A Chicago Tribune investigation of all 285 death penalty cases in Illinois since capital punishment was reinstated revealed "a system so riddled with faulty evidence, unscrupulous trial tactics and legal incompetence that justice has been forsaken." Among the investigation's findings: "at least 33 times, a defendant sentenced to die was represented by an attorney who had been disbarred or suspended" and "at least 35 times, a defendant sentenced to die was black and the jury that determined guilt or sentencing was all white." |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 64 |
| Keywords | courts;death row;Illinois;misconduct capital punishment racism criminal justice system DNA evidence bias unprofessional incompetence jailhouse informants police torture forced confessions appeals |
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