The City of Chicago paid $54.2
million in settlements and verdicts for police misconduct cases last year,
including more than $9.5 million in attorneys’ fees, according to an analysis
of city law department data by The Chicago Reporter.
That’s more than the budget for
the offices of the mayor, the city treasurer, the city council, the council
committees and the department of human resources – combined.
Police misconduct complaints
include those alleging excessive force, extended detention, false arrest,
failure to provide medical care, illegal search or seizure, malicious
prosecution and wrongful conviction.
