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Doing the Work

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Racial justice victories are hard to come by in Chicago. And yet, eight years ago, Cook County elected the first Black woman to lead its State’s Attorney Office. With a focus on overturned convictions, bond reform and transparency, Kim Foxx made history. An essay by Yohance Lacour about prisons, both real and metaphorical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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