Chicago
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One Big Miss Revisited
On September 19th, Salvador was beat up and arrested by the 10th District Police in Chicago. He was thrown to the ground and was coughing up blood, arrested for “assault” for allegedly saying “cop killer” in front of CPD. A paraplegic, he told the…
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What Will it Take to End the Mass Deportation Machine?
On Friday, Dare to Struggle – Chicago went to the ICE detention and processing center in Broadview, IL to support the rebels who’ve been protesting outside the gestapo facility for several months, demanding the release of the people inside who have been ripped from…
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Free Adrian Rucker
The following is a letter from 25-year-old Adrian Rucker, the young man arrested “in connection” to the June 5th killing of CPD officer Krystal Rivera, with minor grammatical edits. Rivera was shot from behind by her partner, Carlos Baker, a Chicago cop with a…
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Protest Sheriff Tom Dart 9/23
Protest Sherriff Tom Dart’s speech at City Club Chicago! Tell him how you really feel! Tuesday, September 23rd, at 11AM at 111 W Grand Ave Chicago IL In June, Dare to Struggle stood alongside side families and inmates to hold a people’s trial against…
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Rinse & Repeat
Why reforms can be unreformed in the talk shop of legislative politics On August 22nd, the Chicago Sun-Times published an article citing the reversals of six high-profile misconduct rulings enacted by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA). In all but two cases, COPA…
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OVER 6,000 CHECK-INS AT HOTEL CALIFORNIA
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke’s sadist mission to expedite detention at Cook County Jail and swell the mass incarceration machine On August 4th, the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice released a report stating that the number of incarcerated persons at Cook County…
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Cracks at Hotel California Issue #7 – Black August
Commemorate Black August 2025 at Cook County Jail! Black August (BA) is a commemorative month which recognizes the sacrifices and struggles of Black people in the ongoing fight for freedom and real liberation from the American nightmare. It’s a month-long observance for reflection, study,…
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FREE VINCENT HILL!
A letter from Vincent from inside Cook County Jail Hello My Name is Vincent Hill. I recently received a newsletter from Dare to Struggle. Thank you for taking time out your day to reach out to me, as I’m eager to tell my story…
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A Letter to the Outside
Inmates write about conditions at CCJ The following is a letter sent to Dare to Struggle – Chicago from a group of inmates inside Cook County Jail’s Division 11. Inmates have requested the letter be published in full to further expose conditions inside the…
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DCFS: Department of Child Abuse and Family Separation
Children abandoned in dingy juvenile cells amidst a mental health crisis, left to rot in fluorescent-lit cubicle offices overnight with strangers, dumped in emergency rooms and deprieved of access to adequate medical care, and cuffed in full-body shackles as they are displaced from one…
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