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Dirty System
A yearlong investigation strongly points to then-teenager Robert Johnson’s innocence—and Chicago police misconduct as a major contributing factor to his conviction.
Dana Brozost-Kelleher works as a reporter for the Invisible Institute, where she has helped investigate and report on human rights and police accountability issues. Her work has appeared in USA Today and the Chicago Reader.
A yearlong investigation strongly points to then-teenager Robert Johnson’s innocence—and Chicago police misconduct as a major contributing factor to his conviction.