Chicago Police Commander Arraigned For Perjury In Torture Case | The Battle Over Teaching Chicago’s Schools About Police Torture and Reparations

CHICAGO – OCTOBER 27: Tears stream down the cheeks of Carolyn Johnson as she listens to speakers at a rally outside the federal courthouse where former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge was attending a hearing on charges he obstructed justice and committed perjury for lying while under oath during a 2003 civil trial about decades-old Chicago police torture allegations October 27, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson alleges her son Marcus Wiggins was tortured until he confessed to a crime when he was only 13 years old. Burge cannot be charged for the torture of suspects because the federal statute of limitations for the crime has expired. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)