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Jonah Newman is a reporter in Chicago whose work focuses on investigating and exposing systemic problems in the criminal justice system. He has worked for the Chicago Reporter, Pacific Standard and Injustice Watch.

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Horror Story of Teen Getting 80 Years Thanks to ‘Hero’ Cop

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. 

Erisa Apantaku, Dana Brozost-Kelleher, Alison Flowers, Ellen Glover, Jonah Newman | Published May 11, 2020

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