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Chicago proposes $260 million wrongful conviction settlement
Original: I want to send huge props to my friend Melissa Segura, who spent years investigating wrongful convictions (incl murder)
Chicago has proposed a $260 million settlement related to wrongful convictions, including murder cases, drawing attention to the years of investigative reporting by journalist Melissa Segura. Her work exposing these miscarriages of justice is being credited by colleagues and observers as instrumental in bringing the cases to light and pushing the city toward this landmark payout.
Why now: The scale of the settlement is exceptional and validates years of investigative journalism into Chicago's wrongful convictions.
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- I want to send huge props to my friend Melissa Segura, who spent years investigating wrongful convictions (incl murder) in Chicago. Yesterday, Chicago proposed a $260 million (!) settlement. https:// abc7chicago.com/amp/post/city-… · obrien_kat@mastodon.world · 4
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