2018 Finalist, Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting

Broken Justice In Chicago

Melissa Segura, BuzzFeed News

BuzzFeed News investigated a Chicago detective accused by the community of framing more than 50 people for murder. The findings from the series led to the freeing of an innocent man from prison after 23 years, and authorities reviewed the cases of other prisoners.

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