Where: University YMCA, Latzer Hall
When: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 12 noon
In 1983, Darrell Cannon was tortured by Jon Burge of the Chicago Police Department in 1983 and forced him to confess to a murder he didn’t commit. In 1986, while ensconced in the Illinois prison system, Cannon had sought to vindicate his constitutional rights in federal court. After Mr. Cannon was exonerated in 2004, he filed a new suit in federal court, seeking damages for the more than two decades of wrongful imprisonment that he suffered as a result of his tortured confession. Darrell Cannon will speak out about police torture and discuss the work of finding justice for survivors.
This lecture is part of the University YMCA’s fall series, Rethinking Security: Beyond Mass Incarceration. Lectures take place September 6–November 8, every Friday at 12 noon. Lunch available by reservation only ($6.50/3.00 student). To reserve lunch, visit or call Carol Nunn at (217) 337-1500. All lectures are free and open to the public. Lectures are rebroadcasted on WEFT 90.1 on the Monday following the lecture at 6 p.m. Video recorded Friday Forum lectures can be found on the University YMCA YouTube channel.