Records
Chicago Police Torture: A Legal and Political History
Comprehensive history of the Jon Burge torture regime at Chicago's Area 2/3, and the decades-long fight by survivors and counsel for accountability and reparations.
Goldston OPS Report on Burge Torture (1990)
Chicago Office of Professional Standards report by Michael Goldston concluding that Area 2 Commander Jon Burge and detectives under his command engaged in systematic torture of Black suspects.
Hampton COINTELPRO Booklet
Documentary booklet on the FBI COINTELPRO program's role in the killing of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark.
Hampton Trial Document (December 3, 1976)
Afternoon transcript fragment from the Hampton v. Hanrahan civil trial, December 3, 1976.
Hampton v. Hanrahan — 7th Circuit Brief
Federal appellate brief in the civil-rights case brought by survivors and the families of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark against Chicago authorities.
Police Torture Shadow Report to UN CAT (2007)
Shadow report submitted by People's Law Office and allies to the UN Committee Against Torture on Chicago police torture and the U.S. obligation to investigate and provide reparations.
Puerto Rican Political Prisoners (PLO Factsheet)
People's Law Office factsheet on Puerto Rican political prisoners and FALN defendants, including legal status, charges, and post-1999 clemency context.
Search and Destroy: Fred Hampton/Mark Clark Commission Report
1970 commission report on the police assassination of Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton and Mark Clark in Chicago, December 4, 1969.