Stanley Howard

  • Police torture on trial

    I should be happy that Chicago police torturer Jon Burge was finally arrested and indicted, but my happiness is overshadowed by disappointments. November 11, 2008

  • A prisoner's tale of abuse

    I spent time in Cook County Jail and personally witnessed and experienced the routine human rights violations that are the subject of a federal report. August 25, 2008

  • No humane way to kill

    The debate about lethal injection and the death penalty won't be over as long as we have a government that is in the business of killing. May 13, 2008